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Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

What are the House of Lords rules – and what happens if they are broken?

Peers have lighter requirements to declare earnings than MPs and are largely trusted to police their own conduct

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Modi’s BJP loses majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t

Defying exit polls, opposition parties stun the BJP in vital states, resetting India’s political landscape.

Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2024

Met Police chief who wrote anti-drugs strategy sacked for refusing drug test over cannabis use claim

Commander Julian Bennett was accused of smoking cannabis each morning before work

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Tory peer cleared for second time of breaking lobbying rules over PPE contracts

Watchdog says there is insufficient evidence Lord Chadlington breached rules over £50m in contracts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Watchdog opens fresh inquiry into Tory peer over possible PPE lobbying breach

Lords standards commissioners to investigate Lord Chadlington over alleged rule-breaking in relation to £50m PPE contracts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

How Indian slide maestro Debashish Bhattacharya made the 24-stringed chaturangui come alive on The Sound of the Soul

Bhattacharya is a genius of slide guitar whose new album is an uplifting twist on Hindustani classical ragas, featuring “the best instrument to unify cultures”

Guitar World · Jul 6, 2023

Tory peer called journalist a ‘presstitute’ and mocked her for being ‘poor’

Multi-millionaire Conservative donor bullied and humiliated women’s rights campaigner, investigation finds

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Met commander accused of drug use asks panel hearing case to stand down

Lawyer for Julian Bennett files recusal application against three-person panel after it refused to dismiss case

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Young Queen in never-before-seen image as Royals mark first Christmas without her

Speaking wit guests on the Royal Carols: Together at Christmas the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton revealed a previously unseen picture of Queen Elizabeth II in her youth

Daily Mirror · Dec 24, 2022