{"id":125003,"date":"2026-04-29T08:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125003"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:58:13","slug":"keir-starmer-escapes-probe-on-misleading-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125003\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer escapes probe on \u2018misleading parliament\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LONDON(National Times)-  British lawmakers voted on Tuesday against launching an inquiry into whether Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1995668\">misled\u00a0<\/a>parliament in statements about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer appointed Mandelson in Dec 2024, and the ex-ambassador was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1993798\">sacked<\/a>&nbsp;last September when his ties to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were found to have been deeper than previously known. Police&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1975228\">arrested&nbsp;<\/a>Mandelson in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but did not charge him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister has resisted pressure to quit over the matter, saying Mandelson lied about his relationship with Epstein. Starmer also said officials had kept information from him about the vetting process that would have stopped him making the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, lawmakers voted 335 to 223 against asking the Committee of Privileges to investigate whether Starmer had misled the House of Commons on several matters, including by saying \u201cfull due process\u201d had been followed around the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the committee had found Starmer deliberately misled parliament, he would have been expected to resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer had criticised the attempt, led by the opposition Conservative Party chief Kemi Badenoch, to launch an investigation, calling it a political stunt timed to sway voters before local and regional elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He ordered lawmakers in his centre-left Labour Party to oppose an investigation, resulting in the overwhelming rejection. Badenoch said it was a sign of Starmer\u2019s weakness that he had to use such an order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON(National Times)- British lawmakers voted on Tuesday against launching an inquiry into whether Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u00a0misled\u00a0parliament in statements about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. 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