Calls to toughen Lords rules as it is revealed one in 10 peers are paid for political advice

Under the rules, peers can take on paid consultancies to give general advice on political issues, current affairs and how parliament works. Composite: Guardian Design/AFP/Getty Images

Ninety-one members of the House of Lords have been paid by commercial companies to give political or policy advice, amid concerns that their activities are not being properly regulated.

Analysis by the Guardian shows that more than one in 10 peers have taken payments from businesses such as lobbyists and companies operating in the banking, defence and energy sectors. Peers can earn tens of thousands of pounds a year for such roles.