- Lee Anderson and Zarah Sultana were both ejected from the House of Commons after accusing Sir Keir Starmer of lying during a statement on Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.
- Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was ordered to leave by the Commons Speaker after refusing to withdraw his comment that Sir Keir had 'been lying'.
- Zarah Sultana, from Your Party, was 'named' by the Speaker and subsequently suspended from the House after refusing to depart when she called Sir Keir a 'bare-faced liar'.
- House of Commons rules strictly prohibit Members of Parliament from accusing one another of lying or deliberately misleading.
- The underlying debate concerned Sir Keir Starmer's questioning of the Prime Minister regarding Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador despite reportedly failing a security vetting process.
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