{"id":2596360,"date":"2026-04-28T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starmer-escapes-inquiry-on-mandelson-vetting-by-a-parliament-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:42:09","slug":"starmer-escapes-inquiry-on-mandelson-vetting-by-a-parliament-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starmer-escapes-inquiry-on-mandelson-vetting-by-a-parliament-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer escapes inquiry on Mandelson vetting by a Parliament vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstarmer-escapes-inquiry-on-mandelson-vetting-by-a-parliament-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596360&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As King Charles III visits Washington, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fending off attempts by rival parties to reopen the Mandelson affair. Starmer narrowly avoided inquiry after a House of Commons vote to refer him to the Privileges Commitee over how Peter Mandelson-an associate of Jeffrey epstein-was vetted for an ambassadorship. Labor blocked the motion 335 to 223.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute centers on whether Starmer misled Parliament when he said Mandelson received \u201cfull due process\u201d despite concerns tied to Mandelson\u2019s relationship with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">convicted sex offender<\/a>. Starmer later told lawmakers investigators had found grounds not to appoint Mandelson, but that Foreign Office officials proceeded anyway; opposition figures argue this could mean the earlier \u201cdue process\u201d claim was untrue. Some Conservative adn dissenting Labour lawmakers criticized Labour MPs for being \u201cwhipped\u201d to protect Starmer, and a minority broke ranks to support the inquiry, though not enough to pass it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the U.S., Charles began a more cordial state visit with Trump, including a White House ceremony and remarks praising the \u201cspecial relationship,\u201d before speaking to Congress and urging improved cooperation between the two countries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>As King Charles III navigates Trumpworld in his state visit to Washington, D.C., <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/a> is beating back rival parties\u2019 attempts to drag him back into the mud of the Mandelson affair.<\/p>\n<p>The premier narrowly avoided an investigation into his handling of Peter Mandelson\u2019s appointment following a Tuesday debate in Parliament. The House of Commons voted on a proposal to refer Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the vetting process leading up to the appointment of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein associate\u2019s<\/a> as ambassador to the United States.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4545720\/ukraine-eu-object-russia-fleet-vessel-carries-grains-docked-israel-port\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ukraine and EU cry foul over Russian shadow fleet vessel carrying grains docked at Israeli port<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4545540\/united-arab-emirates-quits-opec-alliance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>United Arab Emirates quits OPEC alliance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4545325\/mamdani-king-charles-visit-new-york-city\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani and King Charles to attend 9\/11 ceremony in New York City: What to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Labour successfully blocked the motion with a 335 to 223 vote, quashing the referral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe Conservative Party resorted to this desperate political stunt the week before the May elections because they have no answers on the cost of living or the NHS,\u201d a spokesperson for 10 Downing Street said of the failed proposal. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps out of the 10 Downing Street door to welcome Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, in London, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Central to the debate was whether Starmer intentionally misled Parliament when he claimed Mandelson, who was known to have enjoyed a relationship with the convicted sex offender prior to his appointment, was subjected to \u201cfull due process\u201d ahead of his post in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister subsequently reported<\/a> to Parliament that British investigators had found sufficient reason not to appoint Mandelson as ambassador but that Foreign Office personnel disregarded this advice and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4536049\/mps-ejected-calling-keir-starmer-liar-peter-mandelson-vetting\/\">pushed him through to the office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition lawmakers and some members of parliament within Starmer\u2019s own Labour Party have questioned whether that initial claim of \u201cdue process\u201d had amounted to a lie.<\/p>\n<p>If the committee had been called upon to investigate Starmer \u2014 and if it had found him to have deliberately misled the House of Commons \u2014 he would have been all but forced to resign from his office.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatives\/\">Conservative Party<\/a> Leader Kemi Badenoch accused the massive turnout of Labour MPs of \u201cbeing whipped today to exonerate him before the facts have even been tested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tory leader was not alone in her criticism, with Labour backbencher Emma Lewell protesting the \u201cout of touch\u201d way that \u201ctoday\u2019s vote has been handled by the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that MPs like me are being whipped into voting against this motion is, in my view, wrong,\u201d Lewell said. \u201cIt has played into the terrible narrative that there is something to hide and good decent colleagues will be accused of being complicit in a cover-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\/\">Labour MPs <\/a>ultimately broke ranks from the party and voted in favor of the inquiry \u2014 not nearly enough to pass it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4544549\/charles-goes-to-washington-king-visits-trump-with-special-relationship-at-a-low\/\">CHARLES GOES TO WASHINGTON: KING VISITS TRUMP WITH \u2018SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP\u2019 AT A LOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Across the Atlantic Ocean, the head of state was enjoying a much more friendly atmosphere in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/king-charles-iii\/\">King Charles III<\/a>, who landed in the U.S. on Monday, inaugurated his state visit with a ceremony at the White House hosted by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans have had no closer friends than the British,\u201d Trump said while welcoming the king. \u201cWe speak the same language, we hold the same values, and together, our warriors have defended the same extraordinary civilization under twin banners of red, white, and blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sovereign later addressed a joint meeting of Congress, where he urged greater cooperation and understanding from both sides of the Special Relationship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starmer fends off Mandelson affair scrutiny during Charles\u2019 U.S. 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