Labour and Tory rebels force disclosure of security advice on Lebedev peerage

Evgeny Lebedev during his introduction in the House of Lords in December 2020. ‘I have nothing to hide,’ he said in response to Labour’s motion. Photograph: PRU/AFP/Getty Images

Boris Johnson has suffered a fresh humiliation after Tory rebels joined with Labour to force the publication of security advice relating to Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage.

Labour launched a bid to reveal information about Johnson’s appointment of his friend to the House of Lords, following the revelation that the intelligence services had concerns about the Russian-born businessman and son of a former KGB officer.