{"id":137879,"date":"2015-07-27T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=137879"},"modified":"2015-07-27T05:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T05:39:25","slug":"lord-sewel-faces-call-to-quit-parliament-over-drugs-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/lord-sewel-faces-call-to-quit-parliament-over-drugs-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Sewel faces call to quit Parliament over drugs claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
Senior peer Lord Sewel has been urged to resign from the House of Lords after he was filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes.<\/p>\n
Lord Sewel, who is yet to comment on the claims, has already quit as Lords deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee.<\/p>\n
He could also face a police inquiry over the Sun on Sunday’s footage.<\/p>\n
Labour MP John Mann said the 69-year-old should resign from the Lords voluntarily before he was expelled.<\/p>\n
It comes as the Sun published further photographs of the peer in Monday’s newspaper, along with details of new footage in which he is said to make disparaging remarks about a number of other politicians.<\/p>\n
‘Lifetime ban’<\/strong> Lords Speaker Baroness D’Souza condemned his behaviour, saying it was “shocking and unacceptable” and the allegations would be referred to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n
\nThe original footage released appeared to show Lord Sewel snorting powder from a woman’s breasts with a \u00a35 note.<\/p>\n