Lee Anderson and Zarah Sultana ejected from Commons after accusing Starmer of lying

Politics
21 Apr 2026 • 2:36 AM MYT
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Lee Anderson and Zarah Sultana ejected from Commons after accusing Starmer of lying

  • 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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