9 d. ago Two House of Lords peers suspended after breaking lobbying rules

Lord Dannatt will be barred from the Lords for four months while Lord Evans of Watford will be suspended for five months

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3 w. ago How Lord Dannatt used his peerage to open doors for business interests

Former head of British army is suspended from the House of Lords after being filmed breaking rulesTwo peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rulesThe flowers and hamper that arrived at the Tower of London had been sent by a small energy company based in Sierra Leone. They were a gift to Richard Dannatt, the former head of the British army, who a few months earlier had introduced the company’s executives to the minister for Africa. It was a move they hoped would smooth the way for the fledgling company’s grand plans to build a £500m hydroelectric dam.With support from the UK government, the company had a better chance of getting the dam built. The dam, they said, would bring much-needed cheap electricity to many people in Sierra Leone. But it could also bring profits to the company, and Dannatt was not only to receive flowers and upmarket produce, he was also given shares. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two peers suspended from House of Lords over a cash for access sleaze scandal

Richard Dannatt, former head of the British army, and Lord David Evans of Watford were filmed breaking lobbying rules following undercover probe

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3 w. ago Two House of Lords peers face suspension after breaking lobbying rules

Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford violated regulations prohibiting the provision of parliamentary services for "payment or reward"

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3 w. ago Former head of the British Army General Richard Dannatt suspended from House of Lords for four months for breaking lobbying rules

General Lord Richard Dannatt was found to have broken the rules on providing parliamentary services in return for 'payment or reward' after a sting by reporters.

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3 w. ago Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules

Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by GuardianUK politics live – latest updatesTwo long-serving peers are to be suspended from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled that they had broken lobbying rules.Richard Dannatt, the former head of the British army, and David Evans (Lord Evans of Watford), were filmed breaking the rules in undercover footage recorded by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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