peerage

Removing someone’s peerages completely and ousting them from the line of succession requires legislation.

The SNP lodged a similar motion in September, aimed at removing the peerage of Lord Mandelson, who was sacked as ambassador to the USA when the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.

Badenoch was among several politicians, including Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who called for Mone to relinquish her peerage after the High Court judgment.

However, peerages can only be removed by an act of Parliament.

However, she said it was beyond her power to strip Mone of her peerage.