Henry Dyer

England

Investigations Reporter at The Guardian

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Articles

‘Government pays!’: hereditary peer faces questions over expenses claim for business trip

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Rob Evans |Henry Dyer |David Conn

A Conservative hereditary peer, who was previously punished for breaking the House of Lords rules, is facing fresh questions over whether he breached them again after he admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur.
Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Rob Evans |Henry Dyer

A Conservative peer helped to secure a meeting with a minister for a Canadian company he was advising while it was seeking government funding worth millions of pounds. Ian Duncan was on an advisory board of Terrestrial Energy, a nuclear technology company, when he “facilitated an introduction” between its chief executive and a new energy minister while the company was applying for a government grant. The revelation raises questions for Duncan about whether his actions broke House of Lords rules.
Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

1 month ago | msn.com | Rob Evans |Henry Dyer

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Questions over Tory peer’s support for nuclear company’s UK ambitions

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

A Conservative peer faces questions over her long-running support for a Canadian nuclear technology company hoping to develop the next generation of power stations in the UK. Olivia Bloomfield has acted in support of the company, Terrestrial Energy, since 2018, including in advisory roles for which she received share options. She organised for top executives of the company to meet ministers on two occasions in 2018.
Emails reveal extent of peer’s role in asking minister to commercial event in parliament

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

New documents reveal the extent of a Labour peer’s involvement in organising the attendance of a minister at a commercial event in parliament. Emails show how David Evans contacted officials working closely with Sharon Taylor, a housing minister in the House of Lords, who was to be the keynote speaker at an event on housing that Lord Evans of Watford was hosting in parliament.
Lords watchdog investigates Richard Dannatt after Guardian revelations

2 months ago | msn.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

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Lords watchdog investigates Richard Dannatt after Guardian revelations

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

The House of Lords watchdog has started an official investigation into revelations that a peer offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government. The investigation into Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was announced on Friday.
Age, gender, education: the House of Lords in charts

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Henry Dyer |Lucy Swan |Harvey Symons

Labour promised in its manifesto to downsize the House of Lords, which has ballooned over the past two decades. The government has already put forward legislation to remove hereditary peers, which is making its way through parliament. But a manifesto proposal for a mandatory retirement age of 80 now appears in doubt. Combined, these two measures would have halved the size of the upper house.
peer’s offer to get meetings with ministers for potential client

2 months ago | msn.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

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Revealed: peer’s offer to get meetings with ministers for potential client

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Henry Dyer |Rob Evans

A member of the House of Lords offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government, the Guardian can reveal. Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was secretly filmed telling undercover reporters he could make introductions within the government and that he would “make a point of getting to know” the best-placed minister, despite rules prohibiting peers from lobbying.