Mandelson should no longer be a peer, says Starmer

Keir Starmer has called for Peter Mandelson to resign from the House of Lords and urged the upper chamber to modernize its disciplinary procedures. The Labour Party leader believes Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords or use the title. Emails released by the US Department of Justice show that as business secretary in 2009, Mandelson forwarded confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein, including information on asset sales and tax policy plans. Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to Washington last year after new details about his relationship with Epstein emerged. Labour had already initiated disciplinary action against him before he resigned from the party on Sunday night. The House of Lords conduct committee may consider recommendations on how peerages can be removed more easily, according to government insiders.

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