Baroness Mone - who rose to fame as the creator of the Ultimo bra company - has been embroiled in controversy for years over the PPE equipment her husband Doug Barrowman's firm sold.

The former lingerie tycoon made the claim the day before a court ruling in the government’s £140m Covid compensation claim against her husband’s company

PPE Medpro, a consortium led by Baroness Mone 's husband, businessman Doug Barrowman, is being sued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).