There is no excuse for Starmer’s failure to act – it is yet another broken promise, which has left Scottish families paying the price for Starmer’s mistake.

It’s now clear that Starmer is on his way out. He must decide whether he wants to break yet another promise as he heads through the exit door.

Keir Starmer must stop the delays and act immediately to remove Peter Mandelson’s peerage and taxpayer-funded £75,000 golden goodbye pay-off.