Tory Baroness Faces 3-Week Parliament Ban For Calling Asian Peer 'Lord Poppadom'

Baroness Meyer

A Tory baroness is facing a three-week ban from the House of Lords for calling an Asian peer “Lord Poppadom”.

Lady Meyer also left a Black Labour MP “distressed” and “very upset” after touching her hair.

The two incidents happened during a visit to Rwanda by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) in February.

Martin Jelley, the Lords Commissioner for Standards, carried out an investigation into two complaints of harassment against Lady Meyer, who is the widow of Sir Christopher Meyer...