For How Long Can Lady Mone Take Leave Of Absence For The House Of Lords?

[barney15c]

Is there a limit to how long Lady Mone had "to clear her name", could she lose her peerage if she doesn't come back?

[ToraToraTora]

I don't think they have to go in at all.

[gulliver1]

There should be a special prison, built from tax payers money to house all these Tory Con merchants Trouble is it would be difficult to find a site large enough.

[bobbinwales]

Why a special prison....if there convicted and get a prison sentence then throw them in a mainstream prison alongside hardend violent criminal's. Why should taxpayers pay for a new one for the priviliged?

[barney15c]

I would say a special place in hell was more appropriate.

[gulliver1]

21.41 Barney. Should be the Ducking stool for her .
She needs a good ducking .

[Hopkirk]

or something like that

[Hymie]

From the BBC news link below:-

‘The House of Lords commissioner for standards has launched an investigation into her "alleged involvement in procuring contracts for PPE Medpro".
But the Commissioner's website says his investigation has been paused while the matter is investigated by the police or another agency as part of a criminal investigation.‘

Why pause the investigation? If I was accused of such wrong doing, my employer would continue their investigation and dismiss me if found to have committed an act or acts of gross misconduct regardless of any criminal investigation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64029040

[tomus42]

Hopefully the Lords will be abolished soon.

That looks like the only way of getting rid of them. If the existing ones want to stand for election to the second chamber they can always do so.

[Snackrite]

Be interesting to see how swiftly the Spanish complete their prosecution of her husband too.

[ynnafymmi]

Hopefully,and hopefully if Starmer gets in he will close the whole HOL down.Isnt there 800 of them,all getting paid £300 a day to sleep.I wish the taxpayer would pay me 300 quid to nap all day.

[youngmafbog]

Have I missed something, has she been found guilty?

I agree on getting shot of the HoL and replacing with a much reduced, say 50 elected body.

[Snackrite]

I guess the government have decided she’s certainly conned them and they want their(our) money back? The guilty part will have to await the outcome of the National Crime Agency investigations. That is if they’re allowed to complete them by this government. Given that Gove is already implicated we’ll just have to wait and see. I do like seeing investigative journalism coming to fruition.

[Snackrite]

Found safe and well.
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1605469475486040065?s=46&t=IeKRo9oHiU9W3V0Qd-VV1w

[Snackrite]

Did she change her holiday plans last minute?
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ppe-scandal-peer-michelle-mone-28783318.amp
Last week they were getting her house ready in the IOM.
https://news.sky.com/story/christmas-preparations-on-the-isle-of-man-but-theres-no-sign-of-michelle-mone-at-her-luxury-home-12765029

[Zacs-Master]

'Is there a limit to how long Lady Mone had "to clear her name'

Under English law you are Innocent until proven (beyond reasonable doubt) guilty. She has, at the moment, no reason to clear her name.

[Snackrite]

The Daily Mail must believe she has a reason because they used that very phrase in their story headline. Why would Lord Rothermere preside over such a headline?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11507569/amp/Baroness-Mone-goes-leave-absence-House-Lords.html

[bobbinwales]

Why? Maybe because she said she wanted to clear her name

[Zacs-Master]

'The Daily Mail must believe she has a reason because they used that very phrase in their story headline'

Oh well, if the DM wrote it it must be da trooof. Innit.

[Snackrite]

It must be.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10814849/amp/Why-free-Press-vital-democracy-owner-Daily-Mail-Lord-Rothermere.html

[Zacs-Master]

I suspect you may be proved correct