Starmer Sleaze Debate In Parliament Tomorrow
Lindsay Hoyle has granted a debate on whether Sir Keir should be referred to the privileges committee for misleading Parliament over the Mandelson scandal.Crisis-hit Starmer WILL face Commons sleaze vote over Mandelson row after ruling from Speaker... as poll shows just 10% think he is a 'good' PM.The showdown - to be held tomorrow - means Labour MPs will be forced to decide if they can line up behind the floundering leader. A formal inquiry will be launched if the motion is passed. It will begin just hours after Sir Keir's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney and the ex-head of the Foreign Office give potentially explosive evidence about Mandelson's appointment. The Government had been pushing to prorogue Parliament on Wednesday morning, which would have allowed Sir Keir to avoid PMQs.The Government had been pushing to prorogue Parliament on Wednesday morning, which would have allowed Sir Keir to avoid PMQs.Kemi Badenoch welcomed the prospect of holding Sir Keir 'to the same standards he held others'. The privileges committee is the cross-party body that investigated Boris Johnson over the Covid 'Partygate' affair. https://mol.im/a/15767969
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