sympathy for the complainant, although the matter had just been remitted for fair reconsideration of whether her allegations were correct. The fairness of the procedures had in fact been questioned prior to the debate. The report of the Commissioner for Standards addressed various criticisms, without accepting that they were justified. Further, the report itself included as an annex the opinion of David Perry QC which made and analysed various express criticisms of the fairness of the procedures, and the Commissioner had duly responded. Lord Lester of Herne Hill resigned from the House of Lords on 12 December 2018. He said that he didn't have the strength or health to continue, after the Committee disagreed with the House on procedural issues of the investigation and renewed the recommendation of his suspension until June 2022. In April 2019 he joined The Independent Group. Personal life Lester is the father of Gideon Lester and of Maya Lester QC. References External links Odysseus Trust – supporting the work of Anthony Lester in the House of Lords Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:English Queen's Counsel Category:English barristers Category:English Jews Category:Social Democratic Party (UK) life peers Lester of Herne Hill Category:Social Democratic Party (UK) politicians Category:People educated at the City of London School Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Category:Harkness Fellows Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:Jewish British politicians Category:Chairs of the Fabian Society Category:Treasurers of the Fabian Society Category:The Independent Group politicians