British peer resigns amid sex claims

Updated December 12 2018 - 6:16pm, first published 6:10pm
Lord Lester has resigned from Britain's House of Lords after being accused of groping a woman.
Lord Lester has resigned from Britain's House of Lords after being accused of groping a woman.

A peer accused of groping a woman and promising her a peerage in exchange for sex has resigned from the House of Lords, it has been reported.

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