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Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

The Earl of Shrewsbury was found to have fiddled expenses and behaved in an unacceptably casual way.
The Lords will suspend him from the chamber for two weeks after examining the misconduct.
Campaigners say the penalty is too lenient given his prior nine-month suspension.
This case follows a prior nine-month suspension for lobbying for a company the peer worked for.
The Standards Commissioner labeled the mileage claims unacceptably casual.
The complaint arose after the Guardian disclosed travel expenses claimed from public funds.
The Lords said there was no evidence of deliberate dishonesty in this case.
The committee stressed the need to distinguish between parliamentary and business activities.
Campaigners called for real consequences for peers who repeatedly offend.

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