Parliament's second chamber is designed for second jobs. Evans and Dannatt are not outliers

The suspensions of Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, and David Evans (Lord Evans of Watford), a so-called high-level facilitator, follow official inquiries into both men's conduct after undercover investigations by the Guardian.

- Henry Dyer and Rob Evans

These revealed how the peers separately offered to make introductions to ministers for a potential commercial client.

The two men were found by a parliamentary watchdog to have broken both the letter and the spirit of the rules - to have failed to act on their "personal honour", a nebulous term that is meant to reflect "the sense and culture" of the House of Lords. It is notable that in their conversations with the undercover reporters, neither man ever referenced "lobbying", which peers are strictly banned from doing for a commercial interest. Instead, they had a series of euphemisms. Dannatt would "generate an introduction", "facilitate a conversation", and spoke of "putting you forward". Evans was "very, very happy to support you", and to "give you the opportunity" to make points.