Starmer escapes inquiry on Mandelson vetting by a Parliament vote

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As King Charles III navigates Trumpworld in his state visit to Washington, D.C., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is beating back rival parties’ attempts to drag him back into the mud of the Mandelson affair.

The premier narrowly avoided an investigation into his handling of Peter Mandelson’s 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 Jeffrey Epstein associate’s as ambassador to the United States.

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