Sarah Botham's comments come after Lord Foulkes of Cumnock accused the former cricketer of not attending the chamber because he is 'in Australia all the time making money from foot massagers'.
The daughter of former cricketer Ian Botham has hit out at an 'unnecessarily aggressive and accusatory attack' on her father over his failure to turn up at the House of Lords. Sarah Botham rallied to the defence of her father after Labour peer Lord Foulkes of Cumnock had argued Lord Botham never attends because he is 'in Australia all the time making money from foot massagers' - a reference to his appearance in TV adverts.
' She also said that Lord Foulkes's criticism was 'a rather petulant approach for an 82-year-old to take' and claimed: 'My father is currently rather more active with the House of Lords than Lord Foulkes appreciates, albeit not by physically attending the Westminster building.' Under the current rules, there is no requirement to take part beyond attending just once during a parliamentary session for a peer to maintain their seat.
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