Jewish peer reprimanded for being 'fast asleep' during debate

A Jewish peer has drawn attention to himself after appearing to take a schluff during a House of Lords debate on Monday evening. 

Footage of the proceedings showed Lord Young of Norwood Green, 79, slumped to one side during a debate about genetic modification regulations. He later stood to his feet to make a contribution.  

"I wanted to take part in this debate because I stake my position as somebody who is a Remainer.

"But if there’s two things that I welcome in coming out of the Common Market, one is the CAP and this particular gene editing,” he began saying.