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Face bankruptcy risk in HMRC demand From Avon rep to bra tycoon and Tory peer
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SPOKESMAN FOR HMRC, ON RESPONSE TO AML SCHEME BARONESS Mone of Mayfair’s “rags to riches” story inspired David Cameron to appoint her to the House of Lords in 2015.
Glasgow-born “Baroness Bra” founded underwear firm Ultimo with former husband Michael.
In autobiography My Fight to the Top, she claims her first job was a newspaper round and that by age 10 she had 17 teenagers working for her. By 13, she says, “I forged my mum’s signature so I could be an Avon rep”.
Following her divorce, she sold most of her stake
LORDS Mone in Ultimo. Her elevation to the Lords drew sharp criticism. Scots businessman Douglas Anderson called her a “small-time businesswoman with PR exposure far in excess of any success”. Mr Cameron asked