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Michelle Mone should be stripped of peerage

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nomas · 04/02/2026 10:03

Following the announcement that Peter Mandelson has resigned his peerage under threat of it being stripped from him, why are the calls for Michelle Mone to be stripped of hers being ignored?

YANBU: Mone’s peerage to be stripped ASAP
YABU: She should be allowed to reman in the House of Lords

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Changename12 · 04/02/2026 13:27

Don’t forget Jeffrey Archer. Any Lord sent to prison should have their title removed.

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nomas · 04/02/2026 13:29

ADayAwayFromYourHeart · 04/02/2026 13:24

I didn't deny it was unprecedented. I just pointed out that legally it did not require an act of parliament.

I specifically said that something being unprecedented does not mean it is not legal, or that it has "overridden" something.

Just because journalists all repeat themselves in getting something wrong, does not mean they are right, or that they understand the process.

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But you have not quoted a source that says it doesn't require an act of parliament?

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ADayAwayFromYourHeart · 04/02/2026 13:32

nomas · 04/02/2026 13:29

But you have not quoted a source that says it doesn't require an act of parliament?

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Well I have had a deeper look into this! So the King could take away Andrew's HRH and Princedom of his own volition, but the Dukedom may be different.

So I was certainly slightly wrong, it's not totally cut and dried about the Dukedom.

This page is good for all demanding that peers be "stripped" of their peerages. It's not that easy:

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/peerages-can-they-be-removed/

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nomas · 04/02/2026 13:57

ADayAwayFromYourHeart · 04/02/2026 13:32

Well I have had a deeper look into this! So the King could take away Andrew's HRH and Princedom of his own volition, but the Dukedom may be different.

So I was certainly slightly wrong, it's not totally cut and dried about the Dukedom.

This page is good for all demanding that peers be "stripped" of their peerages. It's not that easy:

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/peerages-can-they-be-removed/

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Thanks. I do think special measures can be taken against Michelle Mone. Even if it's 'encouraging' her to resign.

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ADayAwayFromYourHeart · 04/02/2026 14:37

nomas · 04/02/2026 13:57

Thanks. I do think special measures can be taken against Michelle Mone. Even if it's 'encouraging' her to resign.

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She's still on leave of absence from the Lords. Maybe she hopes it will all blow over one day, and she can return?

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