Move comes after Guardian revealed she appeared to have gained millions from the profits of PPE firm

The under-fire Conservative peer Michelle Mone is taking “leave of absence” from the House of Lords with immediate effect, her spokesperson has said.

They added she was doing so “in order to clear her name of the allegations that have been unjustly levelled against her”.

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