Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
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Joseph Philip Sebastian Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke is a Conservative hereditary Peer.
Yorke was born on 3 February 1971 and succeeded to the title at the age of three, at the death of his grandfather, Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke on 31 December 1974; his father, Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, had died 1 January 1973. He took his seat in the Lords at age 22, making him the youngest member then sitting; he was a member from 1993 to 1999, since he was not elected as a representative Peer under the House of Lords Act 1999
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following a sting operation by the News of the World
newspaper at the House of Lords
. Journalists had posed as Arab Sheiks with the jury noted the "extreme provocation" used in the incident. Yorke was suspended by the Conservative Party following the revelations.
Yorke was born on 3 February 1971 and succeeded to the title at the age of three, at the death of his grandfather, Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke on 31 December 1974; his father, Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, had died 1 January 1973. He took his seat in the Lords at age 22, making him the youngest member then sitting; he was a member from 1993 to 1999, since he was not elected as a representative Peer under the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
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Drugs case
In 1999 Yorke received a suspended two year prison sentence for supplying cocaineCocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
following a sting operation by the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
newspaper at the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. Journalists had posed as Arab Sheiks with the jury noted the "extreme provocation" used in the incident. Yorke was suspended by the Conservative Party following the revelations.