Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture

<p>Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/lord-evans-of-watford-long-serving-labour-peer-profile">Profile: who is Lord David Evans of Watford?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/what-are-the-house-of-lords-rules-and-what-happens-if-they-are-broken">Explainer: what are the House of Lords rules?</a></li></ul><p>A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal.</p><p>Lord David Evans of Watford, 82, was recorded also explaining to undercover reporters – who were posing as property developers looking to lobby the government – on how to approach Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/exposed-labour-peer-involvement-in-what-appears-to-be-cash-for-access-venture">Continue reading...</a>