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The UK’s House of Lords is considering the suspension of Conservative Baroness Meyer after an investigation found that her comments amounted to harassment. Lady Meyer used a derogatory term, referring to Lord Dholakia as “Lord Poppadom”. The committee upheld a complaint that Lady Meyer twice used the term during a taxi ride while in Rwanda. Lady Meyer initially denied making the comments, however, with evidence from two witnesses, she later admitted to possibly saying the phrase, blaming a long day and dinner where she drank “possibly three glasses of wine”. The investigation found that Lady Meyer’s behaviour towards Lord Dholakia had breached harassment rules with a “racial element”. She also touched the hair of a black MP without permission.
Alongside the three-week suspension, the committee recommended that Lady Meyer be made to take bespoke behavior training. Lady Meyer is the co-founder of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and is the widow of the former UK ambassador to the US Sir Christopher Meyer. She was appointed to the House of Lords by Theresa May in 2018.
A separate investigation found that Lord Stone of Blackheath, a former Labour peer, should also be suspended for six months over bullying after calling security staff “thick” and “stupid”. The committee said: “The present case demonstrates that the clear pattern of Lord Stone’s poor behaviour continues. Despite the hope we expressed in 2020, Lord Stone appears to have no greater insight into his behaviour now than he did then. His continued inability to control his behaviour and to treat staff with respect and courtesy is unacceptable.” It was not the first time Lord Stone was found to have harassed staff.
Peers will need to approve the sanctions before they can be implemented and a vote is expected to take place soon
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