Woman arrested over alleged blackmail plot against Tory peer Michelle Mone

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of blackmail and released on police conditional bail, said Surrey Police.
Mark Dunford
By Mark Dunford
Published 26th Nov 2023, 11:34 BST
Updated 27th Nov 2023, 08:50 BST
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Baroness Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman attend a reception and dinner for supporters of The British Asian Trust on February 2, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Baroness Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman attend a reception and dinner for supporters of The British Asian Trust on February 2, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Baroness Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman attend a reception and dinner for supporters of The British Asian Trust on February 2, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

The unnamed woman has been arrested over an alleged blackmail plot against Scottish businessman Douglas Barrowman and his wife, Tory peer Michelle Mone.

A Surrey Police spokesperson said: “The Isle of Man Constabulary are currently engaged in a joint investigation with Surrey Police in relation to an alleged blackmail offence being committed across both jurisdictions. Police have been working with the aggrieved party and at this time there are no identified risks to any other members of the Public. The investigation is still in the very early stages so we are unable to make any further comment.”

Millionaire tax consultant Barrowman, 58, who runs the Knox group of companies, and Mone, 52, have a mansion estate on the Isle of Man.

Baroness Mone was made a Tory peer in 2015 by David Cameron.