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Labour Plans PMQs Cancel, Whip Suspension Over Mandelson Scandal

4/25/2026

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Labour leaders are preparing to cancel Prime Minister’s Questions to shield Sir Keir Starmer from the Mandelson scandal.
Party whips may suspend the Commons early, ahead of May’s local elections, after Kemi Badenoch confronted Sir Keir Starmer, who admitted urging a diplomatic posting for Lord Doyle.
Camilla Tominey, Tim Stanley and a Labour MP who spoke publicly criticized the cancellation plan, with the MP calling for Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

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Labour leaders are preparing to cancel Prime Minister’s Questions to shield Sir Keir Starmer from the Mandelson scandal.
Party whips may suspend the Commons early, ahead of May’s local elections, after Kemi Badenoch confronted Sir Keir Starmer, who admitted urging a diplomatic posting for Lord Doyle.
Camilla Tominey, Tim Stanley and a Labour MP who spoke publicly criticized the cancellation plan, with the MP calling for Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.