Lord Speaker urges tougher vetting amid concerns over Evgeny Lebedev
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5X4T4)
Lord McFall's comment follows calls for parliamentary pass of Russia-born peer to be revoked
The Speaker of the House of Lords has urged ministers to toughen up the vetting and appointment system for new peers after concerns about the suitability of recent nominees such as the Evening Standard proprietor, Evgeny Lebedev.
While the Speaker, Lord McFall, has no powers to limit peers' access to parliament, his strongly-worded comment came in response to a request from the SNP for the Russia-born peer's parliamentary pass to be revoked.
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