THE staff of almost one in three peers have links to lobbying firms, according to new analysis.
THE staff of almost one in three peers have links to lobbying firms, according to new analysis.
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Kate Devlin
The SNP said its latest research highlighted the need to reform the House of Lords, just days after the Tory-Liberal Democrat Coalition dumped the idea.
The updated register of Lords members' staff showed more than 200 of 671 also work for outside organisations, including BP, think tanks and public-affairs consultancies.
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