LONDON, April 29 -- Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday survived a bid by opposition politicians to subject him to a parliamentary probe over his controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to the United States. Members of parliament voted against referring Starmer to a committee to consider if he misled parliament over giving Mandelson, an ex-associate of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the plum diplomatic post. It was the latest development in an unrelenting scandal that has plagued Starmer's Labour government for months, hampering its work and leading to calls for him to resign. After a debate lasting more than five hours, 335 lawmakers voted against launching an investigation compared to 223 for - a major...