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Find out how your MP voted on Mandelson vetting inquiry
Key takeaways
- EPAMPs have voted against a parliamentary investigation into whether Sir Keir Starmer misled the Commons over the vetting of Lord Mandelson for his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
- The prime minister has denied accusations he misled MPs over the process relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment to the role, which he took up in February 2025.
- But Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch brought a motion outlining three possible points on which Sir Keir may have misled MPs and calling for him to be referred to the Commons Privileges Committee for investigation.
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EPAMPs have voted against a parliamentary investigation into whether Sir Keir Starmer misled the Commons over the vetting of Lord Mandelson for his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
The prime minister has denied accusations he misled MPs over the process relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment to the role, which he took up in February 2025.
But Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch brought a motion outlining three possible points on which Sir Keir may have misled MPs and calling for him to be referred to the Commons Privileges Committee for investigation.
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