Thursday, February 19, 2009

Cameron urges new lords sanctions

Cameron urges new lords sanctions

David Cameron
Mr Cameron said peers who 'behave badly' should face tougher sanctions

Conservative leader David Cameron has said his party would change the law to allow peers who "behave badly" to be expelled from the House of Lords.

He told the BBC it was "completely wrong" peers who broke the ethics code could not be suspended or expelled.

Earlier Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said peers who broke the law and faced a jail term should be expelled.

Lords leader Lady Royall has told the Guardian she would back permanent expulsions of peers in "extreme cases".

Four Labour peers have been accused by the Sunday Times of being ready to accept payments of up to

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