Pictured: The lesbian housemaid who accused her Tory MP boss of trying to lure her into a threesome Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock made 'cynical' plot to win sex discrimination claim Told tribunal Richard Drax and wife Elsbet tried to perform sex act on her But case dismissed after former lover revealed she had wrongly accused ex-employer of sex assault Tory MP praises Mr Drax for fighting case despite 'hurt and embarrassment' Business leaders now calling for tougher penalties for 'malicious claims' First picture: Housekeeper Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock outside an employment tribunal in Southampton which heard she falsely accused her employer, South Dorset MP Richard Drax, of trying to entice her into a threesome with his wife This is the lesbian housekeeper who falsely accused a Tory MP of trying to lure her into a threesome with his wife in a 'cynical' plot to win a sex discrimination claim. Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock, 53, alleged Richard Drax and his wife groped her and tried to perform a sex act on her as they drank wine in the sitting room of their Elizabethan stately home. But her allegations were dismissed as 'utterly incredible' after her former civil partner told the tribunal that she had wrongly accused a previous employer of sexual assault and been awarded £16,000. The 'manipulative' serial litigant also received two other payouts after bringing claims against former bosses in the last 15 years, the tribunal heard. Jo Lyndoe-Tavistock, who is currently divorcing her, said her former partner's attitude when she was in a dispute was one of 'I have an issue with that person, how can I get them back?' She told the tribunal she believed the housekeeper had 'concocted' the stories about the South Dorset MP for financial gain and to 'satisfy a grudge'. She told the hearing that before they had met her partner had brought a successful claim involving an alleged sexual assault against the Royal Mail. She told the hearing: 'She knows Mr Drax is a public figure and I imagine she thought he was in a strong position to secure a settlement from him as I know she has done from previous employers. Business leaders have now spoken out to say the case exposes the need to impose tougher penalties on workers who bring 'frivolous or malicious' claims with the hope of receiving a settlement. Cleared: The claims against Mr Drax and his wife Elsbet (left) were dismissed after her Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock's former civil partner, Jo Lyndoe-Tavistock (right), told the tribunal she believed the housekeeper had 'concocted' the stories for financial gain Mark Littlewood, the director of the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank, told the Daily Telegraph: 'The present system makes it too attractive for the complainant to simply chance their arm, often causing expense and even distress to their wholly innocent employer.' Companies last year settled more than a quarter of employment tribunal claims out of court despite often being given legal advice that they were likely to win, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry. A fellow MP last night praised Mr Drax's courage for fighting the case despite the 'pain, hurt and embarrassment' caused to him and his family. Nadhim Zahawi, the co-founder of the pollster YouGov who is now a Tory MP, said: 'It must have been horrific for him and his family, but it was absolutely right. When you think you are in the right, then you ought to take these things on. Earlier this week, Mr Drax said the allegations had been 'extremely stressful' for him, his wife Elsebet and his four children with his ex-wife, the sister of former Royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke. Relief: Mr Drax (right) said the allegations had been 'extremely stressful' for him, his wife Elsbet (left) and his four children with his ex-wife, the sister of former Royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke Mr Drax, 55, a Harrow-educated former Coldstream Guards officer whose full name is Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, had always denied the claims and described himself to the hearing as a 'courteous gentleman'.