Rishi Sunak is facing calls from the main opposition parties to withdraw the Conservative whip from Michelle Mone in the House of Lords after the Guardian revealed that she appears to have gained millions from the profits of a PPE company.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have both criticised the prime minister’s “staggering” refusal to do so, claiming his pledge to lead a government that acts with “integrity and professionalism” has become an “empty promise”.
A Tory spokesperson in the Lords confirmed that Lady Mone would not have the whip suspended while a National Crime Agency in vestigation into the company, PPP Medpro, and a Lords standards committee inquiry into the allegations were in progress. “The decision has been made that she will retain the whip,” the spokesperson said.
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