Starmer Counts on Labour Support Ahead of Mandelson Showdown

Any hope that Keir Starmer had of putting aside the Peter Mandelson saga will have to wait as the British prime minister braces for another day of parliamentary inquiry into his disastrous appointment of Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

Starmer faces a high-stakes vote on Tuesday on whether to begin an investigation into his assurances to Parliament that due process had been followed in the appointment. The debate will come alongside several hours of committee hearings on the vetting process that cleared Mandelson to take up the post in Washington despite red flags raised by security officials.