Peer was among subjects of sting by undercover reporters, who offered cash incentives to ask questions in House of LordsAn Ulster Unionist peer has resigned the party’s whip pending an inquiry into allegations he broke rules by offering to carry out pa…
Lobbying: should MPs be banned from taking outside earnings? | Poll
One MP has resigned his party’s whip and others are being drawn into a lobbying scandal following attempts by journalists to get them to accept cash for parliamentary activities. Could the problem be solved by banning all outside earnings? &…
For the record
Our piece on the endangered Indonesian rainforest last week said that Asia Pacific Resources International had been persuaded to end all deforestation. It has not committed to this – but Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has (“The Sumatran rainforest will most…