Who is Michelle Mone and what is the PPE row?
Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of Lords after questions around her alleged links to a firm awarded contracts for personal protective equipment intensified.
But who is the Tory peer, and what's so controversial about the contracts? Here's everything you need to know.The 51-year-old is a businesswoman and the founder of lingerie company Ultimo. Born in Glasgow, she left school with no qualifications at 15 and went on to launch ventures in diet pills, fake tan and cryptocurrency. She became a Conservative life peer in 2015.The row around PPE Medpro started swirling back in 2020, when reporters first began asking questions about Baroness Mone's apparent links to the company., with the company awarded two contracts worth £200m.
PPE Medpro has also become the subject of a potential fraud investigation by the National Crime Agency.Baroness Mone has consistently denied any"role or function" in the company, with lawyers previously saying she is"not connected to PPE Medpro in any capacity".
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