John Sewel

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John Sewel (Lord Sewel) has been a non-affiliated peer in the House of Lords since January 1996.[1]

Sewel was elected as deputy speaker of the House of Lords in 2012. He resigned from this post in July 2015 after videos emerged of him 'taking drugs with prostitutes'.[2]

Notes

  1. Parliament.uk Lord Sewel, accessed 27 July 2015.
  2. BBC News Lord Sewel quits as Lords deputy speaker after drug claims, 26 July 2015, accessed 27 July 2015.