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Conservative peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords

Headlines 11:25 07 Dec, 2022
Tory peer Michelle Mone is to request a leave of absence from the Lords "to clear her name"
Conservative peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords

It means she would not attend sittings of the House, vote on any proceedings or be able to claim any allowance.

Baroness Mone has been linked to PPE Medpro, which won government contracts during the pandemic, Qazet.az reports.

Her spokesman said the allegations had been "unjustly levelled against her". 

It was Baroness Mone's decision to seek a leave of absence, her spokesman added.