Starmer dodges sleaze probe into Mandelson scandal & avoids major rebellion in crunch vote as 15 Labour MPs break ranks

SIR Keir Starmer has swatted away a bid to drag him into a sleaze probe — but suffered fresh embarrassment as a handful of MPs broke ranks. The Commons rejected calls to refer the PM to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson vetting row - handing No10 a crucial win. MPs voted 335 to...