Rishi Sunak has said he was “shocked” to read allegations about the Conservative peer Michelle Mone, as it emerged that her loss of the Tory whip in the Lords only came about because she voluntarily took a leave of absence.
Citing information revealed by the Guardian, Keir Starmer asked Sunak at prime minister’s questions: “How did his colleague Baroness Mone end up with nearly £30m of taxpayers’ money in her bank account?”