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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Henry Dyer and Rob Evans

Lords chief whip spoke at what appears to be cash-for-access event

Composite image of David Evans, Roy Kennedy and Sharon Taylor, superimposed over a House of Lords backdrop
From left: David Evans, Roy Kennedy and Sharon Taylor. Composite: Guardian Design/UK parliament/PA/Getty Images

The Lords chief whip, Roy Kennedy, took part in one of the events at the centre of an apparent cash-for-access venture revealed by the Guardian.

Lord David Evans of Watford, a Labour peer, was on Tuesday exposed in an undercover investigation as offering access to ministers, during discussions about the sponsorship of a networking event organised in the House of Lords by his son, a deal worth £25,000.

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