UNELECTED Lords have guzzled more than 300 bottles of bubbly and wine since the Tories crashed the economy last year.
A Freedom of Information request has unearthed members of the House of Lords splashed £10,500 on champagne, wine and prosecco between September 22 and January 8 while families struggled to make ends meet with soaring mortgage rates sparked by Liz Truss' infamous mini-Budget.
SNP MP Tommy Sheppard has blasted the findings which he says drive home why the “outdated” institution should be abolished.
He said: “Once again, we can see how out-of-touch the Westminster system is with working families across the UK.
“Despite Westminster crashing the economy and condemning millions of families to further levels of poverty, unelected members of the House of Lords continue to guzzle champagne by the bucket-load.
“This will rightly aggrieve voters and push the cause for abolishment of this outdated institution.
“Fundamentally though, the entire Westminster system is not fit for purpose. It is riddled with corruption and sleaze stretching from the House of Commons all the way to the House of Lords.
“The sooner Scotland leaves this broken system and embarks on a new, independent future, the better.”
The list of booze purchased included:
- 111 bottles of champagne at a selling price of £53
- 54 bottles of prosecco at a selling price of £30
- 93 bottles of House of Lords 200ml prosecco at a selling price of £8.60
- 37 bottles of champagne half bottles at a selling price of £27.70
- 10 bottles of Gardet champagne at a selling price of £53
- Five bottles of House of Lords champagne at a selling price of £68
- Four bottles of House of Lords rose champagne at a selling price of £55.80
- Three bottles of prosecco rose at a selling price of £28.50
- One bottle of Nyetimber at a selling price of £58
In 2017/18 it emerged members of the House of Lords may have quaffed more than 700 bottles of their own-brand bubbly.
Bars and restaurants serving peers sold 369 bottles of own-label champagne in 2017/18, alongside 292 bottles of prosecco and 25 bottles of rose champagne.
From December 2018 to October 2019, bars and restaurants in the House Lords sold more than 500 bottles of champagne.
