Tory peer ‘undermined and humiliated’ journalist, finds Lords commissioner

Rami Ranger apologises and promises to attend behaviour course after report into his conduct towards Poonam Joshi

A prominent Conservative peer and donor bullied and harassed a female journalist after she publicly criticised him and an organisation he runs, a Lords committee has ruled.

Lord Rami Ranger has apologised and promised to attend a behavioural course after the House of Lords commissioner for standards found he had broken the house's code of conduct with a barrage of messages and tweets aimed at Poonam Joshi.