MPs ejected for calling Starmer a ‘liar’ as he admits Mandelson vetting mistake ‘beggars belief’

Published April 20, 2026 4:58pm ET | Updated April 20, 2026 4:58pm ET



The House of Commons became so belligerent on Monday that two members of Parliament were ejected for calling Prime Minister Keir Starmer a liar.

Starmer arrived at a hostile Parliament on Monday to answer for his government’s “staggering” decision to appoint former ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson despite his known ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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