Tory peer broke lobbying rules, Whitehall watchdog finds
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Earl of Shrewsbury failed to register as a lobbyist before contacting ministers about healthcare firm
A Conservative hereditary peer breached lobbying rules by failing to register as a consultant lobbyist before contacting ministers on behalf of his client, a Whitehall watchdog has found.
The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL) announced on Friday the outcome of its investigation into the Earl of Shrewsbury - whose full name is Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot - and his company Talbot Consulting Ltd.
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