Former bra tycoon Michelle Mone is set to take a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect
, according to reports.
Mone's statement comes as the Labour Party attempts to try to force the Government to release records of a £200 million contract awarded to PPE Medpro which the Glasgow-born entrepreneur may have profited from, according to reports.Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said on the Today Programme on Tuesday that companies like PPE Medpro were recommended during the pandemic by Tory ministers, MPs and peers, and given "fast track" and "preferential treatment".
He claimed the Tory peer was "extraordinarily aggressive" when lobbying to help a company win a lateral flow test contract. Leaked documents released last month suggest Baroness Mone received the money through an offshore trust, which seems to have originated as profits from £200m deals she promoted through the UK Government's VIP lane.
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