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Scots peer Michelle Mone loses Tory whip after PPE contracts row

Michelle Mone is facing calls to quit the House of Lords over claims she and her children received £29 million originating from the profits of a PPE firm

Daily Record

Baroness Michelle Mone loses Tory whip amid Covid contracts scandal

Rishi Sunak said he was ‘shocked to read about the allegations’

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘absolutely shocked’ by Michelle Mone allegations

No 10 confirms Tory party has taken no action against Mone and she lost whip by taking leave of absence

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‘Absolutely shocked’: Rishi Sunak turns on Tory peer Michelle Mone over Covid contract allegations

PM confirms lingerie millionaire has lost Conservative whip – after she took leave of absence from Lords

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘shocked’ by allegations about Baroness Mone and PPE firm

Rishi Sunak said it was “absolutely right” that she is no longer attending the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury defends the ‘vital’ Lords from Labour’s abolishment plans

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has defended the House of Lords against Labour’s plans to abolish it, saying it “plays a vital role in Parliamentary democracy”.

Evening Standard

Labour's plan to 'abolish' the House of Lords: what exactly has been proposed – and the chances Keir Starmer will adopt it

A commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a future Labour government to replace the controversial House of Lords with an elected upper chamber, in a landmark report on reforming the UK’s messy constitution.

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Labour’s plan to reform politics doesn’t go far enough – here’s what evidence shows will really stop governments hoarding power

In a major report for the Labour party, former prime minister Gordon Brown has proposed a number of reforms to address some of the UK’s glaring institutional problems. He recommends reforming the House of Lords, so that it is elected and far smaller than its current size, as well as…

The Conversation

Wednesday briefing: What you need to know about allegations against Tory peer Michelle Mone

In today’s newsletter: Michelle Mone has taken leave from the House of Lords over concerns about government contracts from which she may have profited

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone urged to quit House of Lords over PPE contracts controversy

The Tory peer is to take a "leave of absence" from the Lords, but critics want her to resign

Daily Record

Speaker of Lords warns against wholly elected Upper House of Parliament

Keir Starmer has backed plans to abolish unelected chamber

The Independent UK

Tories in hiding as Commons scrutinises Michelle Mone’s Covid fortunes

Tory peer not the only one to make herself scarce as Labour queries VIP access for vendor of dodgy PPE

The Guardian - UK

Ministers commit to publishing Michelle Mone PPE documents as she takes leave of absence from Lords

Tory peer to step away from upper house to ‘clear her name’ over PPE Medpro allegations

The Independent UK

Revealed: Second firm pushed by Michelle Mone was secret entity of husband’s office

Revelation that LFI Diagnostics was entity of office that manages wealth of Douglas Barrowman deepens controversy over Tory peer

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Rishi Sunak branded 'weak' for failing to remove Tory whip from Michelle Mone over PPE row

Tory peer Michelle Mone has announced she will take a leave of absence from the Lords following claims she made millions from a firm given more than £200million in lucrative Covid contracts

The Independent UK

Sunak accused of weakness as Mone fights to clear her name over PPE allegations

The Prime Minister was criticised for not removing the whip from Tory peer Baroness Mone, who intends to take a leave of absence from the Lords.

Insider UK

Baroness Mone takes leave of absence as Labour steps up PPE pressure

Opposition party forces UK Government to release records relating to PPE Medpro contract awards

Evening Standard

Brown’s report gives Starmer a chance to shift power from Whitehall

In 1912, Herbert Asquith, the Liberal Prime Minister, declared that reform of the House of Lords would “brook no delay”. Well, 110 years later, it seems to have managed to “brook” quite a lot.

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The National (Scotland)

What is a leave of absence from the House of Lords?

MICHELLE Mone, a Tory peer in the House of Lords, is set to take a leave of absence from Westminster’s upper chamber due to her alleged links to…

Glasgow Live

Michelle Mone to take 'leave of absence' from House of Lords amid PPE contract claims

The Scottish peer, from Glasgow's east end, is at the centre of controversy over her alleged links to a firm awarded a PPE contract following allegations she benefitted from government Covid contracts.

The Independent UK

Baroness Mone takes leave of absence as Labour steps up pressure over PPE

Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone faces questions over alleged links to a firm granted coronavirus PPE contracts.

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from House of Lords

Move comes after Guardian revealed she appeared to have received millions from the profits of PPE firm

Daily Record

Michelle Mone to take 'leave of absence' from House of Lords amid PPE allegations

The leave of absence means Lady Mone will not attend sittings of the House, vote on any proceedings and will not be able to claim any allowance.

The Independent UK

Michelle Mone takes leave of absence from House of Lords amid PPE contract claims

Tory peer at centre of controversy over alleged links to firm awarded contract during Covid

Evening Standard

Tory peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords following Covid contracts scandal

Baroness Michelle Mone will take an immediate leave of absence from the House of Lords following a Covid contracts scandal.

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