Key events 18m ago Minister refuses to say if Labour MPs would be whipped to vote against privileges committee inquiry into Starmer 34m ago Starmer claims tide 'could be turning' in battle against shoplifting 1h ago Labour grandees dismiss Tory call for inquiry into claims Starmer lied to MPs about Mandelson as 'absurd' political stunt Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature On the Today programme this morning Hannah White, director of the Institute for Government thinktank, was asked if she thought it would be a good thing for the Commons privileges committee to investigate the allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs about Peter Mandelson’s vetting. She said she thought “the important thing is that the House of Commons gets to make a decision [on whether or not an inquiry should go ahead] on this for itself”. Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, is expected to announce at 2.30pm whether or not he will allow a vote on a motion for a referral to the privileges committee.…