Baroness Mone accuses chancellor of 'inflammatory' language

October 2, 2025

Baroness Mone accuses chancellor of 'inflammatory' language

Baroness Michelle Mone has accused the chancellor of using "dangerous and inflammatory" language after a firm linked to her and her husband was ordered to pay 122m for breaching a Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contract.During a fringe event at Labour's party conference this week, Rachel Reeves reportedly joked the government had a vendetta against the peer.In a letter to the prime minister, Baroness Mone said her language was "incendiary and has directly increased the risks to my personal safety". She claimed she received "threats and abuse" on social media since Reeves' remarks.On Wednesday, a judge ruled that PPE Medpro's gowns did not comply with government standards.PPE Medpro was set up by a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband, Doug Barrowman. It was awarded a government contract to supply PPE after being recommended by Baroness Mone.However, after ordering 25 million sterile gowns from PPE Medpro, the government later launched legal action in 2022 through the High Court, claiming the gowns did not comply with the agreed contract.PPE Medpro argued it had complied with the contract and that the gowns were sterile.Since Wednesday's court judgement, Baroness Mone has faced cross-party calls for her to be stripped of her peerage.She is currently on a leave of absence from the House of Lords and Reeves has said she does not want her to return. On Thursday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told BBC News that Baroness Mone should be stripped of her title .However, peerages can only be removed by an act of Parliament.

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