"Keir Starmer has said he wants Peter Mandelson out of the House of Lords, after the peer was found to have deeper links with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, including emails which suggested Epstein had sent thousands of pounds to Lord Mandelson's husband. Others appeared to show confidential market-sensitive information from inside No 10 was shared with Epstein while Mandelson was business secretary."
"Under the 2014 House of Lords Reform Act, Mandelson could resign from the Lords and relinquish his peerage. But this would not strip him of the title he would still be free to call himself Lord Peter Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool. There is another way he could go quietly without resigning. His current leave of absence from the Lords lasts until the end of the parliamentary session in May."
Keir Starmer wants Peter Mandelson removed from the House of Lords after revelations linking Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein, including emails suggesting Epstein sent thousands to Mandelson's husband and received confidential market-sensitive information from inside No 10 while Mandelson was business secretary. Removing a peerage is legally and procedurally complex with several possible routes. Mandelson is on leave from the Lords and has resigned from the Labour party. Under the 2014 House of Lords Reform Act he could resign and relinquish his peerage but would retain the title. His membership could also lapse if he fails to retake the oath after his leave ends. Expulsion under the Lords code is possible but requires a complaint and faces questions about retrospective application.
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