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Baroness Catherine Meyer facing three week suspension for calling peer 'Lord Poppadom' and touching MP's hair

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Baroness Catherine Meyer is accused of calling Lord Dholakia as "Lord Poppadom" The 71-year-old was on a visit to Rwanda with parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights .

During the same visit, Lady Meyer complimented Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy's hair and asked if she could touch it.

Lady Meyer then lifted up one of the MP's braids without waiting for a reply, a conduct report said.

The report recommended she be suspended from the House of Lords for three weeks .

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