Martin Lewis says House of Lords rejected his peerage application

Martin Lewis: ‘I never attack the Tories, I attack the policies of the government.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Guardian

The consumer champion Martin Lewis has revealed an application he made to become a member of the House of Lords has been turned down.

Lewis, who is regarded as the one of most trusted people in Britain, said he believed his request for a cross-bench peerage was rejected because he was honest about the limited time he could commit to the role.