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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The Independent 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

Insider UK

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.

Evening Standard

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…

The National (Scotland)

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.

Glasgow Live

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 Independent 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

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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.

The National (Scotland)

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.

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Chronicle Live

Labour promises new powers for North East in 'greatest era of English devolution in living memory'

The party's plans include abolishing the House of Lords and creasting a new assembly of nations and regions

Nottingham Post

Ninth child dies with Strep A as minister says antibiotics could be given in schools

The total number of fatalities has hit nine

Liverpool Echo

Strep A: antibiotics could be given out in schools to stop illness

At least eight children have died from invasive Strep A infection since September

Wales Online

Minister confirms preventative drugs for children after eight Strep A deaths

It comes after the deaths of at least eight children from invasive Strep A infection since September.

The Independent UK

Preventative antibiotics for Strep A could be given in schools, says minister

Eight children are known to have died from invasive Strep A infection.

Daily Record

Sensible move by Labour to scrap the House of Lords in New Britain plan

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to scarp the House of Lord if Labour take control of the Government.

The Independent UK

Labour plan for constitutional change disappoints supporters of electoral reform

Gordon Brown says package is ‘biggest transfer of power out of Westminster’ ever seen

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