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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Michelle Mone to take immediate leave of absence from House of Lords

TORY peer Baroness Michelle Mone is to take a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect.

Mone has been at the centre of controversy over her alleged links to a firm awarded a PPE contract by the UK Government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Glasgow-born Baroness is understood to have made £29 million after she recommended the firm PPE Medpro to Tory ministers. 

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