Of course the PM doesn’t have the power to unilaterally remove Mandelson from the Lords. But given it can only be removed via an act of Parliament in government time, Starmer is hardly powerless, indeed he is the only person who can make it happen.
Feb 2, 2026 13:16Tbf, is it worth the bother?
Surely even Mandelson knows he's cooked this time and he's hardly going to turn up in the HoL and claim whatever expenses they get these days.
I don't think it's worth Govt's time and effort.
Mandelson quitting Labour. The man's a foreskin: disappears when things get hard......
