British lord resigns over drug scandal

AFP, LONDON: A British peer who had been in charge of parliamentary ethics quit the House of Lords on Tuesday after allegedly snorting cocaine off a prostitute's breasts, fuelling calls for reform of the unelected upper chamber.
Lord John Sewel, 69, apologised for the "pain and embarrassment" caused after the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun newspaper published pictures of him apparently taking drugs and wearing an orange bra and studded leather jacket as he chatted to two sex workers.
The images also showed him calling Prime Minister David Cameron "facile" and "superficial" and insulting several other senior politicians.
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation and raided Sewel's home at an exclusive block of flats near the Houses of Parliament on Monday night.
"He slipped into a woman's blue dress and applied lipstick and eyeliner to engage in depraved sex games too obscene to report in a family newspaper," the tabloid said.

 

British lord resigns over drug scandal

AFP, LONDON: A British peer who had been in charge of parliamentary ethics quit the House of Lords on Tuesday after allegedly snorting cocaine off a prostitutes breasts, fuelling calls for reform of the unelected upper chamber. Lord John Sewel, 69, apologised for the pain and embarrassment caused after the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun newspaper published pictures of him apparently taking drugs and wearing an orange bra and studded leather jacket as he chatted to two sex workers. The images also showed him calling Prime Minister David Cameron facile and superficial and insulting several other senior politicians. Scotland Yard has launched an investigation and raided Sewels home at an exclusive block of flats near the Houses of Parliament on Monday night. He slipped into a womans blue dress and applied lipstick and eyeliner to engage in depraved sex games too obscene to report in a family newspaper, the tabloid said.