TORY Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of Lords amid a crime probe into £200m worth of PPE contracts. The bra tycoon is being investigated by the House of Lords sle…
Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of LordsMeanwhile, the UK's National Crime Agency has launched a potential fraud investigation into the company.
MPs and peers are not allowed to use their political positions to Lobby on behalf of private companies who they receive money from.say she's "not connected to PPE Medpro in any capacity" and deny accusations she profited from the pandemic contracts. A spokesman for the peer said: "With immediate effect, Baroness Mone will be taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords in order to clear her name of the allegations that have been unjustly levelled against her."
Isle of Man-based PPE Medpro and a UK subsidiary were formed in May 2020, weeks before being awarded contracts to supply 25 million sterile gowns and masks.
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