Ben Stoneham, Baron Stoneham of Droxford

Every taxpayer has a direct public interest in the events leading up to the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland, so how can it be right for a super-injunction to hide the alleged relationship between Sir Fred Goodwin and a senior colleague.
If true, it would be a serious breach of corporate governance and not even the Financial Services Authority would be allowed to know about it. ^[12]

Reprimanded

Lord Stoneham was reprimanded on 27 February 2013 by his own party following reports he telephoned and angrily remonstrated with one of the women who had complained to newspapers about his close friend Lord Rennard's alleged sexual harassment of party workers. Nick Clegg's aides described Lord Stoneham's conduct as "completely unacceptable." Liberal Democrat chief whip in the House of Lords, Lord Newby gave a warning to Lord Stoneham over his conduct. ^[13]

Personal life

He is married to Anne Kristine Mackintosh. Lady Stoneham is appointed as Chair of The Board of Trustees of the charity St Christopher’s Fellowship and a member of the Avon Tyrrell Trust. In the 2012 New Year Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for services to young people. ^{[14] [15]}

External links

• "Lord exposes Sir Fred Goodwin super-injunction in Parliament", The Telegraph, 19 May 2011

References

1. The Lord Stoneham of Droxford Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Debrett's People of Today
2. "Lord Stoneham of Droxford". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
3. Interview with Lord Stoneham at Lib Dem conference, Birmingham on 17 September 2011
4. The Times, 18 June 1977 p3
5. The Times, 1 October 1977 p3
6. "New Lib Dem peers to lead reform of the House of Lords" Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Liberal Democrats, 19 November 2010
7. Henley, Peter (15 September 2006). "South: Politics-on-Sea". BBC Politics Show.
8. "Liberal Democrat MPs and strategists are pushing for Clegg to rule out an alliance with the Tories". The New Statesman. 21 January 2010.
9. "No. 59676". The London Gazette . 20 January 2011. p. 870.
10. "Lords Hansard text for 20 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 (Pt 0001)".
11. Penny, Thomas; Lumley, James; Donaldson, Kitty (19 May 2011). "Goodwin Won Order to Halt Reports of Affair". Bloomberg.
12. "Peer raises Fred Goodwin injunction in Lords". BBC. UK. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
13. "Lord Rennard claims: Peer reprimanded over telephone call". BBC News. 27 February 2013.
14. "MBEs for Hampshire disability sport ambassadors". BBC News. 31 December 2011.
15. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 22.

The Right Honourable The Lord Stoneham of Droxford
Official portrait, 2020
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2016

Party political offices
Preceded by The Lord Newby	Liberal Democrat Chief Whip of the House of Lords 2012–2016	Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Palmer of Childs Hill	Gentlemen Baron Stoneham of Droxford	Followed by The Lord Fink