LINGERIE tycoon Baroness Michelle Mone gets out of the House to make a rare public appearance.
The Tory peer, 51, was spotted at trendy diner Scott’s in Mayfair, London.
It was the first time the millionaire has been seen since being accused of making millions of pounds from a company she recommended to the government for PPE contracts.
The Scot founder of undie brand Ultimo, is still under investigation by House of Lords watchdogs.
The Sun reported that in December, the UK’s National Crime Agency has launched a potential fraud investigation into her company.
MPs and peers are not allowed to use their political positions to Lobby on behalf of private companies who they receive money from.
Lawyers for Baroness Mone say she was “not connected to PPE Medpro in any capacity” and deny accusations she profited from the pandemic contracts.
A spokesman for the peer said: “With immediate effect, Baroness Mone will be taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords in order to clear her name of the allegations that have been unjustly levelled against her.”
Isle of Man-based PPE Medpro and a UK subsidiary were formed in May 2020, weeks before being awarded contracts to supply 25 million sterile gowns and masks.
The Guardian revealed earlier this year how gowns bought by the government for £122million had been purchased from a Chinese manufacturer for £46million.
