How Oxfordshire MPs voted in Peter Mandelson investigation

Lord Mandelson, who was a frontrunner for Oxford University’s 2024 race to become chancellor but finished fourth as William Hague took up the role, has been under fire over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

MPs voted on Tuesday regarding Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US by Sir Keir.

Overall, the motion to refer Sir Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee was rejected in the House of Commons by 223 to 335, with a majority of 112.

Among the 56 Liberal Democrats who voted in favour of the investigations were Witney MP Charlie Maynard, Bicester and Woodstock MP Calum Miller, Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran, and Didcot and Wantage MP Olly Glover.

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Voting against the investigation were 333 Labour MPs, and one independent MP.

Within the 333 Labour MPs who voted against an investigation was Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds, and Banbury MP Sean Woodcock.

The tellers for the Noes were Labour MPs Nesil Caliskan who represents the Barking constituency and Deirdre Costigan who represents Ealing Southall.

Lord Peter Mandelson outside his home in north-west London

No vote was recorded for 53 Labour MPs, 12 Conservative MPs, 16 Liberal Democrat MPs, two Reform UK MPs, and three independent MPs.

A breakdown of the vote revealed 15 Labour MPs, 56 Liberal Democrats, 100 Conservatives, nine Scottish National Party MP, five Democratic Unionist Party MPs, four Plaid Cymru MPs, six Reform UK MP, five Green Party MP, one Alliance MP, two Social Democratic & Labour Party MPs, one Ulster Unionist Party MP, one Traditional Unionist Voice MP, and nine Independent MPs voted for the investigation.

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Tellers (counters) for the Ayes were Conservative MPs Harriet Cross, for Gordon and Buchan constituency and Gregory Stafford for the Farnham and Bordon constituency.

Notably, Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage abstained from voting, so did former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

 Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of “begging” his MPs to back him, adding: “The whole country is sick of this man’s tone deaf, pompous moralising.”

Sir Keir Starmer faced the final session of PMQs before Parliament is suspended (House of Commons/PA)

She has said the Prime Minister was guilty of misleading the Commons when he claimed due process was followed and no pressure was exerted to grant Lord Mandelson security clearance against official advice.

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The Prime Minister has consistently denied misleading the House, leaning on the conclusion of former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald that “appropriate processes” were followed.

Mrs Badenoch said: “This Government is like a bad episode of Game Of Thrones.

“His own people have turned against him and all the while, the Prime Minister is holed up in his castle, wetting himself about a visit from the King in the North.

“Yesterday, one Labour MP actually said that his days are numbered. That’s one of them. I wonder who it was because they’re all looking guilty as hell.”

Sir Keir replied: “She talks about political games. That’s what she was doing yesterday.”