PMQs: Rishi Sunak 'absolutely shocked' by Michelle Mone revelations

During PMQs, Rishi Sunak told MPs he was 'absolutely shocked' to read the Guardian's investigation into Tory peer Michelle Mone.

It was revealed Mone profited millions from government Covid contracts after she lobbied ministers on behalf of Medpro and LFI Diagnostics. It has since been revealed LFI Diagnostics was an entity of office that manages wealth of her husband, Douglas Barrowman. The PM assured the house 'there is a process to follow' after Mone took a leave of absence with an immediate effect in order to 'clear her name'.

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[grahamturner]

Sunak knew perfectly well that unlawful contracts were being awarded.

[ellagrace]

Rishi shocked about hearing about the £30 million, he thought it was more.

[andysmith]

The fact he smirks after saying he was shocked tells you all you need to know

[VisionalHD]

Bahaha says the guy with millions in off shore accounts.

[christopherkelly]

I'm sure Rishi was shocked. Absolutely.

[exert]

Shocked? How cone I, a simple citizen, knew about all these dodgy things months / years ago? It does not wash!

[loose_tooth]

Political Translations 101 - "I am absolutely shocked" = "I am not shocked at all and had an inkling this was going on, but do not want to be tainted now the person in question has been caught"

[rossilavery]

Who is still voting Tory at this stage? The real question is who started voting Tory at all? Its not like we do not have plenty of previous generations and a long history of Tory corruption to look back on...

[eggybread]

Sunak knows. He knows. And he probably knows more than he wouldn't bring up unless it becomes public knowledge. Yet we keep voting for these kind of people

[simontemplar]

Is he a bit dim or something? All the rest of us were just waiting for someone to start to hold these people to account as it was clear at the time that dodgy deals were being done outside the official government procurement process. All kinds of government handouts were made to random business people with no track record in the area that they were being paid to work in. Some deals were probably justifiable but some very likely were not.

[davidmichaels]

"Absolutely shocked" he is having a laugh!

[dibblerd]

Of course Rishi is shocked, he was the chancellor at the time so signed the cheque.

[patrick_h_lauke]

shocked that she got caught with hard evidence and they've not been able to bury the story

[floradiamonds]

When is the current prime minister going to accept that Keir Starmer is right, instead of justifying his ineptitude by claiming to have been equally surprised by someone from his party stealing millions of pounds while the country was in a state of fear? Little Rishi was on the front bench at the time, as chancellor. He should have known exactly where the big money was coming from and going to. Bad grammar, sorry.

[stevec]

THAT WAS AN AWESOME BIT OF STAND UP COMEDY WHEN SUNAK SAID HE WAS SHOCKED !! IT WAS JUST LIKE HIM BEING SHOCKED ABOUT THE NUMBER 10 PARTIES !!!

[VictorCharlesEvans]

Yes, he was shocked it was only £30 million!!!

[catherinebailey]

You were not shocked . You were part of it . Rishi is failing as NHS nurses starting strikes .

[lesleyowen]

It’s about time the question was asked
But will anything be done?

[craphead]

RS laughing all the way to the bank.... Tony cuenca

[aleccap]

Did he say billions for those struggling to keep warm ? If so, can you explain why anyone should get a bill for a year ? How many thousands of millions are in a billion?

one thousand million