Davey: Labour MPs must be given a free vote on Privileges Committee investigation
27 Apr 2026
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to reports that Keir Starmer is set to whip Labour MPs to oppose his referral to the Privileges Committee, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
“Even Boris Johnson didn’t block his MPs voting for scrutiny. Labour MPs must be given a free vote on any motion to refer Starmer to the Privileges Committee, not forced into being accomplices to a cover-up.
“If Keir Starmer has misled the House and the public, he must be held to the same standard that we should expect of any Prime Minister."
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