Lords chief whip spoke at what appears to be cash-for-access event

Roy Kennedy spoke at one of events organised by son of Lord Evans of Watford, who has been exposed as offering access to ministers

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The Lords chief whip, Roy Kennedy, took part in one of the events at the centre of an apparent cash-for-access venture revealed by the Guardian.

Lord David Evans of Watford, a Labour peer, was on Tuesday exposed in an undercover investigation as offering access to ministers, during discussions about the sponsorship of a networking event organised in the House of Lords by his son, a deal worth 25,000.