MPs reject motion for Starmer to face inquiry into Mandelson vetting

Keir Starmer was accused of a 'cover-up' today as he forced uncomfortable Labour MPs to block a Mandelson standards probe. The Commons rejected a motion instructing the cross-party privileges committee to investigate whether the PM misled the House. The referral was rejected by a margin of 335 to 223, despite a string of Sir Keir's own backbenchers urging him to agree for the sake of transparency.