"Controversy Surrounding Michelle Mone's Lords Membership Sparks Calls for Accountability"

The PPE procurement scandal in the UK, which saw millions of pounds wasted on unusable equipment, highlights the incompetence of the government under Boris Johnson. While ordinary citizens were taking action to help during the pandemic, the government's VIP fast lane allowed individuals like Michelle Mone's husband to profit from the crisis. The Department for Health and Social Care spent £12bn on PPE, of which £4bn was unusable, and there was no accountability or objection raised by permanent secretaries. The scandal raises questions about the involvement of other peers and the need for punishment for blatant irresponsibility and fraud with taxpayers' money.
- Of course Michelle Mone should be thrown out of the Lords, but others enabled her: turf them out too | Simon Jenkins The Guardian
- Husband of former Tory peer admits making millions from COVID-era contracts POLITICO Europe
- Baroness Mone hits back at PM - as Starmer urges govt to 'come clean' over role in PPE scandal Sky News
- Michelle Mone should be kicked out of the Lords, minister says The Times
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