Mandelson "just a political stunt", insists Prime Minister
- Jeremynh
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
Sir Keir Starmer has been resisting pressure for a parliamentary inquiry into his handling of the Mandelson affair by dismissing the former ambassador as "just a poltical stunt".
"This is games playing by the Conservatives," the PM's office told the media. "The Prime Minister has no intention of appearing before a Commons committee on account of a Machiavellian stunt like Peter."
Several cabinet minister still loyal to Starmer appeared on morning news programmes also to declare that the long-standing Labour grandee was, and always had been, a political stunt.
"This doesn't add up," said Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
"If the PM was aware that Mandelson was a complete stunt, then why did he appoint him US ambassador in the first place?"
