"Sir Keir Starmer will on Tuesday face a Commons vote on whether he should face an inquiry into claims he misled parliament over the Peter Mandelson vetting saga."
"Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed on Monday that MPs will debate whether or not the prime minister should be referred to the powerful Commons Privileges Committee for a probe over the peer's appointment."
"Starmer has been accused of misleading MPs by saying that full due process was followed in appointing Lord Mandelson, who was given developed vetting status despite failing security checks."
"Morgan McSweeney resigned from the role in February after taking full responsibility for advising the prime minister to make the appointment of the former Labour minister as ambassador to Washington."
Sir Keir Starmer will face a Commons vote on whether to launch an inquiry into allegations that he misled parliament regarding the vetting of Peter Mandelson. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed the debate on the prime minister's referral to the Commons Privileges Committee. Starmer is accused of stating that full due process was followed in Mandelson's appointment, despite security check failures. Additionally, Starmer's former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, will be questioned by MPs regarding the appointment, following his resignation in February.
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