Lee Anderson has been booted out of the House of Commons after accusing Sir Keir Starmer of “lying”.
Addressing MPs following the Prime Minister’s assertion on Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment, the Reform UK MP declared Sir Keir “couldn’t lie straight in bed”.
Mr Anderson declared: “The problem is no one believes him. The public don’t believe him.
“The MPs on this aspect of the House do not consider him. His personal gullible backbenchers do not consider him.
“So does the Prime Minister agree with me? He’s been lying.”
Interjecting Mr Anderson, Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle scolded the Reform MP’s use of language.
He acknowledged: “Sorry, we don’t use those words, and I’m sure the member’s withdrawn it?”
Mr Anderson stood agency on his accusation, doubling down on his assertion to the House.
Lee Anderson has been kicked out of the House of Commons after accusing Keir Starmer of ‘mendacity’
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Mr Anderson made clear: “Mr Speaker, I have the greatest respect for you in your office, but I will not withdraw.
“That man could not lie straight in mattress!”
The Speaker was forced to remove the Reform MP from the Commons, telling him he “needed to go away”.
The Speaker declared: “Order! Mr Anderson, you will have to depart.”
The Speaker ordered the Reform UK MP to depart the House of Commons
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The incident follows a 15-minute assertion from the Prime Minister, the place he set out the “staggering” timeline of the disgraced peer’s appointment as US Ambassador.
Addressing MPs, Sir Keir admitted that he “mustn’t of appointed him”, but made clear that he was “not advised” about the failed security vetting by Foreign Office officials.
He said: “Last Tuesday night, April 14, I discovered out for the primary time that on January 29, 2025, earlier than Peter Mandelson took up his place as ambassador, the Foreign Official officers granted him developed vetting clearance in opposition to the precise suggestion of the United Kingdom Security Vetting that developed vetting clearance ought to be denied.
“Not solely that, the Foreign Office officers who made that call didn’t cross this info to me, to the Foreign Secretary, to her predecessor, the Deputy Prime Minister, to some other minister, and even to the previous cupboard secretary, Sir Chris Wormald.
The Reform MP declared the Prime Minister ‘could not lie straight in mattress’
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“I found this staggering, and therefore last Tuesday I immediately instructed officials in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office to urgently establish the facts on my authority.”
Expressing his outrage at not being knowledgeable of the failed vetting, Sir Keir made clear: “I do not accept that I could not have been told about UK’s denial of security vetting before Peter Mandelson took up his post in January 25th.
“I don’t settle for that the then cupboard secretary couldn’t have been advised in September 2025, when he carried out his evaluate into the method.
“I do not accept that the Foreign Secretary could not have been told when making statements to the select committee again in 2025.”
