Evgeny Lebedev

Evgeny Lebedev is a British-Russian businessman and media proprietor who was appointed to the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. He is currently newsworthy due to his extremely low attendance record in the House of Lords. Recent records show that Lebedev and fellow peer Ian Botham have the lowest attendance rates, both attending only 1.12% of sessions over the past four years, equating to seven out of 625 sessions. This has brought scrutiny to his role and responsibilities as a member of the House of Lords. Separately, while not directly related to Lebedev, a parliamentary procedure is being used to potentially release documents related to another appointment, that of Peter Mandelson, highlighting ongoing political scrutiny of appointments and transparency.