Thet Haslords - A History of the House of Commons

efgeny has made no other contribution, spoken or written, to the house. He sits in the lords as a cross bencher, unaffiliated to a political party. Neither he nor his father have officially donated money to the conservatives or to boris johnson. So it's not your classic case of patronage. Apparently, they're just friends. Johnson may not care, but should the rest of us? I think so. Because there was something different about afghanis nomination, something deeply concerning. And what does a seat in the lords give you beyond tha title? By putting on that crimson robe, efgenY gets a say over this country's laws for life.