I'm with London_Manila, this is frankly hilarious. It's a bit like the story a few years ago when John Prescott was caught (literally) with his pants down. People were expressing surprise that he actually got his end away, but in politicial circles, it was apparently common knowledge he was a serial adulterer. Well if HE can get it, there's hope for many more

Frankly though, I think it's well overdue the House of Lords was scrapped. Now that it isn't hereditary anymore (Which flawed as it was, at least introduced some non-political dimension, along with the often realised opportunity for some right duffers to get into politics with funny results). Just what is the point of them? A second chance for discredited politicians, a gravy train for retired has-beens. Just bloody scrap it. Either turn it into a debating hall for students, or have a second elected house for which members must be workers and must have no political affiliation whatsoever.