LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Britain 's House of Lords voted Wednesday to suspend two of its members over corruption claims -- the first time a lord has been barred from the chamber since 1642 , a spokesman for the chamber said . Britain 's House of Lords voted to suspend two of its members . It 's first time a lord has been barred since 1642 . Lord Taylor of Blackburn and Lord Truscott allegedly agreed to use their influence to get a loophole into a proposed tax law in exchange for cash , but the person offering the bribe turned out to be an undercover reporter . The Sunday Times newspaper ran the sting operation , in which journalists approached members of the House of Lords , claiming to be acting on behalf of a foreign business looking to open a chain of stores in the United Kingdom . `` Secret recordings showed Lord Truscott , a former energy minister , discussing a fee of up to $ 113,000 to work 'behind the scenes ' on behalf of the lobbyists , while Lord Taylor offered to conduct a campaign to persuade ministers and officials for a one-year retainer of $ 189,000 , '' the newspaper said . `` Neither peer took any money or offered to [ introduce ] an amendment themselves . '' Truscott and Taylor were among four lords investigated by the House of Lords Sub-Committee on Interests . The ethics panel found last week that Truscott `` was advertising his power and willingness to influence parliament in order for substantial financial inducement . '' He called the verdict `` outrageous and slanderous , '' according to the official report by the panel , which rejected his appeal against the decision . Taylor said he knew the journalists were running a sting operation and that he made `` increasingly extravagant and outlandish claims in an effort to 'flush out ' the truth , '' according to the official Lords report on the incident . The ethics committee considered his defense `` full of internal contractions '' and found him in breach of the Lords Code of Conduct . Two other lawmakers , Lord Moonie and Lord Snape , were found not to have breached the code . The suspension of Truscott and Taylor is officially for breaching the Code of Conduct , which states that members are required to `` always act on their personal honor . '' They will not face criminal charges , London 's Metropolitan Police said . The suspension will last until the next session of parliament begins in November . Only the Queen can permanently strip a lord of his title . Both Taylor and Truscott are associated with the governing Labor Party . Thomas Taylor joined the House of Lords , the upper house of parliament , in 1978 . Peter Truscott got his baronage in 2004 . Their historic suspension comes a day after the speaker of the House of Commons , the lower house of parliament , was forced to resign -- the first such resignation in more than 300 years . CNN 's Nicola Goulding contributed to this report .
Lord Blackburn of Truscott and Lord Blackburn barred for corruption charges . They allegedly agreed to take cash to influence specific legislation . They will not face criminal charges , Truscott 's Labor Party said .