Labour peer sacked from front bench over Presidents Club event attendance

Labour says Lord Mendelsohn has been asked to "step back from the front bench" after it emerged he attended the Presidents Club dinner.The peer was effectively sacked from the party's front benches in the Lords after details of his attendance at the Presidents Club fundraising event came to light.A Labour Lords spokesman said: "Jeremy Corbyn has this evening asked Lord Mendelsohn to step back from the front bench as he attended the Presidents Club dinner, and he has agreed to do so.