I never told Michelle Mone to lie over PPE scandal, says bra tycoon's ex lawyer
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MICHELLE Mone's ex-lawyer has denied telling her to lie about links to a scandal-hit firm.
Jonathan Coad insisted the Scots bra tycoon's allegation that he did was 'not true'.
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Michelle Mone's ex-lawyer has denied telling her to lie about links to a scandal-hit firm
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She blamed Jonathan Coad for her three-year refusal to confirm her connection to PPE Medpro
Baroness Mone, 53, blamed him for her three-year refusal to confirm her connection to PPE Medpro — given £200million for Covid protection kit and now being probed by cops.
Mr Coad, 67, said: 'I did not advise her she should keep her involvement secret.
"The suggestion she did so by taking the advice of her lawyers is just not true.
"To have Baroness Mone make allegations against me of serious impropriety was potentially very damaging."
He added: "I apologised to the media for unintentionally misleading them.
"I explained all that I said was based on instructions I received.
"I got a shirty letter from her current lawyers complaining that by my apology, I had disclosed confidential information.
"I don't think that I did."
Mr Coad was speaking to The Scottish Sun's new documentary, Michelle Mone: Lingerie, Lies and the PPE Scandal.
The Tory peer and hubby Doug Barrowman, 60, both born in Glasgow, deny wrongdoing.
Carol Vorderman finally reveals real reason she ended friendship with Michelle Mone
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