UK police looking into House of Lords appointments issue

FILE PHOTO: A general view at the House of Lords as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated in London, Britain January 21, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British police are studying correspondence they have received relating to media reports on appointments to the upper house of parliament, they said on Tuesday, after the Sunday Times reported major donors to the ruling party were offered seats.

Appointments to Britain's unelected House of Lords are made according to an opaque system. Paying for a seat is illegal.