Starmer Faces Vote Over Mandelson Appointment

0:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is catching major fleck over his pick of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Lawmakers are voting today on whether to send Starmer to the Parliamentary Standards Watchdog for review after the appointment blew up despite Mandelson failing security vetting. This morning Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney faces questions from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee about how. Mandelson, who's tied to Jeffrey Epstein's scandals, landed the gig. Police even launched a probe in February into claims Mandelson leaked sensitive info to Epstein back in 2009 while in government. Critics are slamming Starmer's judgment, pointing to this as another stumble since Labor's big win in July 2024. Opposition conservatives, led by Kimmy Badenak, accused him of misleading parliament by claiming full-do process was followed. Starmer's team fires back, calling it a desperate stun ahead of local elections. The vote could drag Starmer before the privileges committee, which packs real punch-its suspended lawmakers before and helps sink Boris Johnson over.

1:07His lockdown party's scandal. Not clear if enough labor folks will cross lines to make it happen, but a guilty finding brings heavy pressure to step down. Those May 7 elections looming as a voter smackdown, Starmer's walking a tightrope. Another hit could shake his grip on power for good. Canada News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with The Story.