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The fallout from the High Court’s £122 million ruling against PPE Medpro continues:

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said Baroness Michelle Mone should be stripped of her peerage, calling the scandal “enough” to justify such action and framing it as a matter of party integrity.

Mone, who was made a Tory peer by David Cameron in 2015, has already lost the party whip and is on a leave of absence from the House of Lords.

But peerages can only be removed by an act of Parliament, meaning any action would require full Parliamentary approval.

The SNP has also called for the UK government to act, showing cross-party concern over her status.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated that she does not want Mone to return to the Lords, though she cannot strip her of the title herself.

Mone continues to dismiss criticism, describing the court ruling as “an establishment win for the government.”

While the High Court ordered PPE Medpro to repay £122 million, there has been no suggestion yet that the government can reclaim money directly from Mone.

The focus of this intervention is entirely on her political and symbolic accountability rather than financial restitution.

It highlights the limits of both legal and parliamentary mechanisms when it comes to punishing misconduct by those with political and social privilege.

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