Keir Starmer demands Peter Mandelson quit House of Lords as PM launches urgent review
Sir Keir Starmer believes Peter Mandelson "should not be a member of the House of Lords" after further revelations linking the peer to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The former cabinet minister, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his past connections to Epstein, resigned his membership of the Labour Party on Sunday.
He said he does not want to "cause further embarrassment" to the Party.
Downing Street now no longer believe he should be able to sit in Parliament, though the Prime Minister does not have the power to strip him of his peerage.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: "The Prime Minister believes that Peter Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords or use the title. However, the Prime Minister does not have the power to remove it."
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