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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Tories call on Starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate Mandelson ‘cover-up’

Sir Keir Starmer has said he made a mistake in appointing Lord Mandelson (Suzanne Plunkett/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser must investigate whether he broke the ministerial code in his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal, the Tories have said.

The Opposition has written to standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus calling for him to investigate a “potential cover-up” after the Government’s release of files relating to the peer becoming US ambassador.

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