“British lawmakers will on Tuesday vote on whether to launch a parliamentary probe into Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, the Times newspaper reported Monday.”

“Mandelson was fired from the job after his links with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.”

“The investigation would look into whether Starmer misled MPs when presenting them with his pick for UK envoy.”

“The Times reported that House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle would approve a request for parliament to debate and vote upon whether the Committee of Privileges should look into the matter.”

“That has raised doubts about Starmer’s judgment in hiring him, exacerbated by the revelation that a security vetting body had described the appointment as a borderline case and that it was leaning against granting clearance – a decision foreign ministry officials overruled without telling the prime minister.”

“Starmer’s Labour Party has a majority in parliament, which could allow the government to instruct its lawmakers to vote down the launch of an inquiry.”

“If parliament did vote in favour of an inquiry, the committee, made up of lawmakers from the three biggest parties, would examine whether Starmer’s statements on Mandelson amount to knowingly or inadvertently misleading the House of Commons.”