Cover-up over ‘dodgy’ payouts to peers: Baroness admits she dropped her probe to avoid a ‘public backlash’

‘A Lords probe into peers who claim thousands of pounds in perks but don’t do any work was dropped amid fears of a public backlash.
Baroness D’Souza, a former Lord Speaker, spent months investigating peers who clock in to claim their tax-free £300 daily allowance without making any contribution in the Upper House, but scrapped the research to avoid ‘naming and shaming’ offenders.
Her shocking admission of a cover-up comes on the day when peers’ attempts to thwart Brexit are expected to come to an end.’
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