Tory peer brands SNP MP a ‘moron’ in Twitter row over her voting record
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A Conservative peer has branded an SNP MP a "moron" after he rubbished her voting record in the House of Lords.
Glasgow South MP Stewart MacDonald accused bra tycoon Baroness Mone of only voting twice since being made a peer by David Cameron in 2015.
Responding to a tweet in which she boasted of the success of her jewellery line, Mr MacDonald wrote "how thrilling" before implying that she was not committed to her role as a peer.
But the Scottish entrepreneur - who made her fortune by setting up the Ultimo underwear range in 1999 - hit back by insisting she had voted 78 times since entering the Lords.
Baroness Mone has spoken twice in the upper chamber since then Prime Minister Mr Cameron awarded her a peerage in August 2015, but has not submitted any written questions.
Commenting on her voting record earlier this week, SNP MP Tommy Sheppard told the Daily Record: “It beggars belief that Lady Mone – and the hundreds of other Tory peers who rarely turn up but get their tax-free allowances – will have more say in how the devolution settlement and Scotland’s interests will be protected from Brexit than all of Scotland’s elected MPs.
“The whole chamber needs to go – and go soon.’’
Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Rumbles added: “Michelle Mone is another Scottish Conservative who has gone to Westminster and done absolutely nothing.”
A spokesperson for Baroness Mone insisted in a statement that she was “fully committed” to her role as a peer.
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