A Tory who only sits in the Lords because of a 580-year-old deal with the King is set to be suspended for nine months for breaching lobbying rules.
The 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, full name Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, used his contacts in Parliament to promote a Covid firm that paid him £57,000.
The 69-year-old - who lost the Tory whip in October - “clearly” breached the Lords Code of Conduct by “seeking to profit from membership of the House”, a report found.
