Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will not be investigated over claims that he misled Parliament regarding Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States, after a House of Commons vote, reported IANS.
After more than five hours of debate on April 28, Members of Parliament voted 335 to 223 against a motion led by the Conservative Party that called for Starmer to be investigated by the House’s Privileges Committee.
Starmer had told British media that the vote was a “political stunt” by his opponents, reports Xinhua news agency.
The vote centred on whether Starmer misled Parliament when he said that “full due process” had been followed in Mandelson’s appointment. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch argued that this statement amounted to misleading Parliament. Starmer said on April 27 the vote on the following day to decide whether he will be investigated is a “political stunt” by his “political opponents.”
“Having a political stunt adds absolutely nothing to the transparency we’ve got. It’s not good use of parliament’s time.”
In mid-April, it was revealed that before taking up his post, Mandelson had been denied security clearance in January 2025.
