A private health tycoon claimed £18,000 of expenses for attending the House of Lords in a year despite not speaking or casting a single vote, openDemocracy can reveal.
Khalid Hameed was appointed as a crossbench peer in 2007 but has rarely contributed, making just ten speeches in his entire parliamentary career.
That hasn’t stopped the 82-year-old from charging taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds simply for turning up.
