The British Parliament is set to vote tomorrow, Tuesday (28/4), on whether to launch an inquiry centered on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, examining whether he misled the House of Commons regarding the appointment of former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson, according to The Times.

For months, the British prime minister has been under pressure due to his decision to appoint Mandelson—a controversial Labour figure who wielded significant influence and was a known associate of Jeffrey Epstein.

Any such inquiry could have serious consequences for Starmer’s political future, with his time at Downing Street already clouded by the Mandelson affair.

So far, he has resisted calls to resign over the appointment, but if it is proven that he knowingly misled Parliament, he will face a very difficult position.

According to The Times, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, is expected to approve a request for Parliament to debate and vote on whether the committee responsible for investigating potential breaches of parliamentary privilege should examine the matter.

Mandelson was ultimately dismissed last September, with Starmer accusing him of having “repeatedly lied” about his ties to Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial.

The case has taken on new dimensions in recent weeks after The Guardian revealed that the Foreign Office granted Mandelson security clearance to assume his ambassadorial post in January 2025, despite an opposing recommendation from the committee tasked with reviewing his background.

Olly Robbins, a former senior Foreign Office official who was dismissed by Starmer following these revelations, testified before Parliament yesterday, speaking of the “ongoing pressure” he faced from Downing Street at the time of Mandelson’s appointment.