Starmer to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information on Mandelson

Starmer is to address parliament after days of pressure over the Guardian’s revelation that Mandelson failed secured vetting. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Keir Starmer is expected to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information about Peter Mandelson’s vetting when he addresses the Commons.

But his spokesperson said the prime minister would “never knowingly mislead parliament or the public” and that he was himself misled.