MPs Suspended for Calling Starmer a Liar

0:00I'm Cory with the story. That's your Europe News Today update, AI-powered, and always on. Two MPs from smaller parties got kicked out of the House of Commons this week for straight-up calling Prime Minister Kierstarmer, a liar. Reform UK's Lee Anderson from Ashfield and your party's Zeris Altana blasted him during his update on appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Speaker Sir Lindsey Hoyle enforced the rules against accusing fellow MPs of deceit. Anderson refused to back down after saying Starmer lost all credibility on the issue. Saltana pushed back harder, leading to her being named and suspended through a quick Commons vote, the first such action since 2022. Meanwhile, the Rubeef is Mandelson's botched security vetting. Experts at UK security vetting turn him down for top level clearance, but foreign office staff overroaded anyway. Starmer admitted he fired the department's top civil servant, Sir Ali Robbins, once he learned the full story last week. He insists he takes full blame for greenlighting the pick, but claims he was in the dark

1:03on the initial rejection. Tensions are boiling over trust and government appointments, with opposition voices not holding back even if it costs them their seats in the chamber for the day.