Disgraced Sewel quits House of Lords after 'cocaine and prostitutes' scandal

Lord John Sewel has quit the British House of Lords and apologised for his behaviour after footage emerged of him allegedly taking cocaine with two prostitutes.

Disgraced Sewel quits House of Lords after 'cocaine and prostitutes' scandal
Tue, 28 Jul, 2015 - 09:11

Lord John Sewel has quit the British House of Lords and apologised for his behaviour after footage emerged of him allegedly taking cocaine with two prostitutes.

The former Labour minister has bowed to intense pressure to resign from Parliament following the drugs and sex scandal, exposed in the Sun newspaper.

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