‘Expel peers who have broken the law’

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‘Expel peers who have broken the law’ – Nick Clegg

By Mark Pack | Tue 27th January 2009 - 12:10 pm

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From one of today’s party press releases:

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will call for peers who are convicted of a criminal offence and face a prison sentence to be expelled from Parliament.

In a speech to Unlock Democracy entitled ‘A Politics of Trust’, Nick Clegg will say:

“The current accusations of wrongdoing that have been made against a number of peers highlight everything that is wrong with our political system. A system that too often operates on the myth that tradition should somehow always be trusted.

“The allegations of accepting payment in return for changing legislation are serious enough. But on top of that the sanctions applied to the peers if they are found guilty are so weak.”

Full release is here.

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2 Comments

Jon Ball 27th Jan '09 - 5:02pm

I agree entirely. It is absurd that someone could remain a parliamentarian if convicted of a serious offence of corruption in parliamentary business.

For consistency, a sentence which would result in disqualification from the Commons should result in them being thrown out of the Lords.
Hywel 27th Jan '09 - 5:44pm

“For consistency, a sentence which would result in disqualification from the Commons should result in them being thrown out of the Lords.”

They should be a common standard for public offic. Local government is 3 months imprisonment (including suspended sentences). IIRC the Commons is a year