Baroness Mone took her duties in the House of Lords seriously, a spokesman said

The Conservative peer Baroness Mone has been dubbed the “Layabout Lady of Mayfair” after her attendance record was disclosed by the House of Lords.

The Glaswegian businesswoman was facing calls to resign after it was revealed that her absence rate was 88 per cent. She turned up on 19 days out of a possible 157 in a parliamentary year and missed debates on important issues, including a key vote on Britain’s withdrawal from Europe.

Rona Mackay, the SNP MSP, said: “Michelle Mone is the ultimate poster girl for the abolition of the Lords and is increasingly an embarrassment to the Scottish Tories and Ruth Davidson. While Westminster politics faces the chaos and financial ruin of Brexit, one of its toughest challenges for generations, she’s been