Revealed: peer’s offer to get meetings with ministers for potential client
Richard Dannatt told undercover reporters he could make introductions, despite House of Lords ban on lobbyingWhat are the House of Lords rules – and what happens if they are broken?What is the House of Lords and what do peers do?A member of the House of Lords offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government, the Guardian can reveal.Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was secretly filmed telling undercover reporters he could make introductions within the government and that he would “make a point of getting to know” the best-placed minister, despite rules prohibiting peers from lobbying. Continue reading...
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Richard Dannatt told undercover reporters he could make introductions, despite House of Lords ban on lobbying
- What are the House of Lords rules – and what happens if they are broken?
- What is the House of Lords and what do peers do?
A member of the House of Lords offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government, the Guardian can reveal.
Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was secretly filmed telling undercover reporters he could make introductions within the government and that he would “make a point of getting to know” the best-placed minister, despite rules prohibiting peers from lobbying. Continue reading...
