{"id":5051,"date":"2026-04-20T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5051"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:02:55","slug":"reforms-lee-anderson-kicked-out-of-house-of-commons-for-keir-starmer-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5051","title":{"rendered":"Reform&#8217;s Lee Anderson kicked out of House of Commons for Keir Starmer comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>He was shown the exit<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Lee Anderson was ordered to leave the House of Commons after accusing Keir Starmer of lying about his knowledge of Peter Mandelson\u2019s failed security vetting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>During his address, Starmer said he should not have appointed Mandelson as ambassador and apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein who were \u201cclearly failed by my decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The PM said if he had known about the fact Mandelson had failed the vetting, he would not have gone ahead with the appointment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Starmer reiterated that he had not been made aware about the vetting decision by the Foreign Office, something he described as \u201cstaggering.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following his statement, MPs asked questions to the PM about the controversy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>One of these MPs was Reform\u2019s Lee Anderson, who stood up and said that the \u201cproblem the prime minister\u2019s got is that no one believes him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cThe public don\u2019t believe him, the MPs on this side don\u2019t believe him, his own gullible backbenchers don\u2019t believe him,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo does the prime minister agree with me he\u2019s been lying?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This prompted an immediate interjection from Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, who told the Ashfield MP: \u201cWe don\u2019t use those words and I\u2019m sure the member\u2019s withdrawn it?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>But Anderson then stood up and said: \u201cMr Speaker, I have the greatest respect for you and your office but I will not withdraw, that man couldn\u2019t lie straight in bed!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As a result, the Speaker ordered him to leave the chamber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Reforms #Lee #Anderson #kicked #House #Commons #Keir #Starmer #comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was shown the exit Lee Anderson was ordered to leave the House of Commons after accusing Keir Starmer of lying about his knowledge of Peter Mandelson\u2019s failed security vetting. 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