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Should Michelle Mone be expelled from the House of Lords following PPE scandal? Join The Independent Debate

BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

A Tory minister has called for Michelle Mone to be barred from the House of Lords, after she admitted she stands to benefit from £60million in profit over a PPE contract signed at the height of the Covid pandemic.

On Sunday, the Tory peer said she was “sorry” for denying her links to PPE Medpro, which was awarded government contracts worth more than £200 million to supply personal protective equipment after she recommended it to ministers.

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