Lord Truscott - Corrupt
Lord Taylor- Corrupt
Lord Snape - Corrupt
Lord Moonie - Corrupt There were calls for the law to be changed to allow unelected peers to be removed from the House of Lords if they are found guilty of breaking anti-corruption rules.
The four peers, including two former ministers, face a Parliamentary inquiry into allegations that they pledged to amend laws in return for payments from lobbyists. They were secretly recorded in an undercover newspaper sting apparently pledging to seek changes to proposed laws as paid consultants for a foreign businessman.
Senior MPs said that the actions of the peers would amount to "corruption" if proven and Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman, called for the police to investigate the claims.
The public standards watchdog described the allegations as "serious" and threatened to intervene if necessary.
However, despite a recent review of the system of investigating complaints against peers, the most severe punishment that can be served is to demand a public apology.
Even if a Lord is prosecuted and jailed they are still free to return to the House upon release.
One of the Lords implicated in the lobbying scandal boasted to an undercover reporter that there was nothing that the Parliamentary authorities could do "but jump up and down".
And you can bet your bottom dollar that Cameron's and Clegg's Mob will be no better. They Just haven't been caught yet!
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