By Mario Ledwith for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:38 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 2 May 2019
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A Tory peer received a bonus of up to £4million from a Russian energy firm owned by oligarch Oleg Deripaska for lobbying the US to drop sanctions, reports claim.
Lord Barker of Battle took the payout from EN+ after it and Mr Deripaska were blacklisted by the US Treasury for alleged criminality.
The ex-energy minister, who was ennobled by his ally David Cameron, left the Lords temporarily to successfully lobby America to drop the measures.
Tory Peer Lord Barker of Battle received a bonus of up to £4million from a Russian energy firm
Despite criticism of his financial links to Moscow, the 53-year-old has refused to say how much he is paid by EN+ as its executive chairman.
Lord Barker confirmed last month that he would receive a bonus, although he insisted it would be 'relatively modest'.
But sources linked to the company told the business website Bloomberg that it was expected to be between £3million and £4million.
The news comes as the Government is said to be planning to increase scrutiny of Lords with links to hostile foreign states such as Russia.
Lord Barker and EN+ had promised his salary would be disclosed in annual accounts published earlier this week. But, in an unusual move, the firm did not reveal
