fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours agoLords rules and culture make it easy for peers to abuse privileged position
The punishments follow official inquiries into their conduct after undercover investigations by the Guardian revealed how the two peers separately offered to make introductions to ministers for a potential commercial client. The conduct was ruled by a parliamentary watchdog to have been lobbying for personal profit behaviour that breaks the fundamental principle that peers should always act solely for the public good.
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