Baroness Michelle Mone Faces Peerage Resignation Calls Over £122m Covid PPE Repayment

Baroness Michelle Mone is facing widespread calls from politicians across party lines to step down from the House of Lords following a High Court ruling that a company linked to her must repay over £121 million for breaching a Covid-19 PPE contract. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch have criticized Mone, with Badenoch stating she brought "shame and embarrassment" to the Conservative Party and Reeves asserting Mone "clearly shouldn’t be in the House of Lords." Mone denies personal financial gain and claims a government "vendetta" against her, accusing ministers of interfering with ongoing investigations and warning that Reeves' language has endangered her safety. Labour peer George Foulkes has pushed for legislation to remove Mone's peerage, an action not taken in over 100 years, describing her conduct as "greedy and monstrous." Conservative MP Claire Coutinho called Mone's actions "disgraceful" and said the honourable course would be for her to resign from the Lords, noting she no longer holds the Conservative whip. Mone remains on leave of absence and refuses to resign, maintaining her innocence amid mounting political and public pressure.