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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Walker Political correspondent

Evgeny Lebedev goes full year without contributing to House of Lords

Boris Johnson and Evygeny Lebedev
Boris Johnson made Evygeny Lebedev (left) a peer in 2019. Since then, Lebedev has attended 1.1% of possible sittings. Photograph: Ian West/PA

Evgeny Lebedev, the newspaper owner made a peer by Boris Johnson, has burnished his reputation as one of the more relaxed members of the House of Lords by marking a full year since he last formally contributed to proceedings in the chamber.

The crossbench peer, who has spoken just once in the Lords and never voted, submitted two written questions to ministers on 21 February last year, but has shown no signs of action since.

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