Fact checkTechPublished June 1, 2026
House of Commons: “MPs voted against a parliamentary investigation into whether Keir Starmer misled the Commons over Lord Mandelson's vetting.”. Our verdict: True.

The claim

“MPs voted against a parliamentary investigation into whether Keir Starmer misled the Commons over Lord Mandelson's vetting.”

House of CommonsOfficial recordApril 28, 2026Read the original

The vote on referring Starmer to the Privileges Committee.

Our verdict

True

MPs rejected the referral 335 to 223 on 28 April 2026.

What we found

This duplicates another fact check on the same vote, which is accurate.

The evidence

  • Supports the claim

    Find out how your MP voted on the Mandelson vetting inquiry. [1]

How we checked

We checked the claim against BBC News. We reviewed 1 relevant source.

Sources

  1. [1]BBC News · Find out how your MP voted on Mandelson vetting inquiry

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