Middle East nations among those to have paid 27 members of Lords for work such as consultancy and legal advicePhilip Hammond has made millions from 30 roles while member of Lords Members of the House of Lords have been paid more than £3m in the last two years by foreign governments including repressive Middle Eastern regimes.Many of the states paying peers have human rights records that have been widely criticised, such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. Continue reading...
Over the past two years, members of the UK's House of Lords have received over £3 million from foreign governments, including those with repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, for services like consultancy and legal advice. This has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and calls for stricter rules regarding peers working for foreign states, particularly those with questionable human rights records.
