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.
During his appearance, the Labour leader attempted to present a post-mortem on how Mandelson — who also carried concerning ties to the People’s Republic of China — was installed despite the United Kingdom Security Vetting team advising against his appointment.
Starmer claimed that officials within the Foreign Office overruled the United Kingdom Security Vetting team’s recommendation and “did not pass this information to me, to the foreign secretary, to her predecessor, the deputy prime minister, to any other minister, or even to the former Cabinet secretary.”
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing
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