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The saga of PPE Medpro – the firm linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone – has taken another turn, after the company failed to meet a High Court deadline to repay £122 million it owes the public purse.
The High Court confirmed that PPE Medpro had breached its contract with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) by supplying gowns that were not proven to be sterile and were therefore unfit for NHS use.
The court’s decision followed a long-running legal dispute that began in 2022, when the DHSC sought to recover the £122 million paid for the unusable gowns. The company was ordered to repay the full amount – plus interest and costs.
But PPE Medpro went into administration and missed today’s (October 16) court deadline to hand over the cash.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the government will “pursue PPE Medpro with everything we’ve got to get these funds back”.
He claimed the total owed is now more than £145 million including interest – with that sum continuing to rise at eight per cent per year.
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PPE Medpro was one of dozens of companies pushed through the then-Tory government’s unlawful “VIP lane” for Covid-19 contracts.
It was recommended by Baroness Mone – who denied involvement until 2023, when she admitted she stood to benefit to the tune of £60 million.
The firm’s latest accounts, filed at Companies House, list just £666,000 in assets. Meanwhile, £83 million from the government deal is said to have been passed to other companies – but it is unclear whether the National Crime Agency’s ongoing investigation includes them.
Streeting’s words may sound tough, but the reality is simple: the money is gone, the company is bust, and the people behind it are still rich.
So the question remains: when will Michelle Mone and her partner Doug Barrowman hand back their share of the PPE Medpro fortune – and when will any of the VIP lane profiteers face real justice?
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Mone-linked PPE firm misses £122 million repayment deadline — and the bill is growing
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The saga of PPE Medpro – the firm linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone – has taken another turn, after the company failed to meet a High Court deadline to repay £122 million it owes the public purse.
The High Court confirmed that PPE Medpro had breached its contract with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) by supplying gowns that were not proven to be sterile and were therefore unfit for NHS use.
The court’s decision followed a long-running legal dispute that began in 2022, when the DHSC sought to recover the £122 million paid for the unusable gowns. The company was ordered to repay the full amount – plus interest and costs.
But PPE Medpro went into administration and missed today’s (October 16) court deadline to hand over the cash.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the government will “pursue PPE Medpro with everything we’ve got to get these funds back”.
He claimed the total owed is now more than £145 million including interest – with that sum continuing to rise at eight per cent per year.
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PPE Medpro was one of dozens of companies pushed through the then-Tory government’s unlawful “VIP lane” for Covid-19 contracts.
It was recommended by Baroness Mone – who denied involvement until 2023, when she admitted she stood to benefit to the tune of £60 million.
The firm’s latest accounts, filed at Companies House, list just £666,000 in assets. Meanwhile, £83 million from the government deal is said to have been passed to other companies – but it is unclear whether the National Crime Agency’s ongoing investigation includes them.
Streeting’s words may sound tough, but the reality is simple: the money is gone, the company is bust, and the people behind it are still rich.
So the question remains: when will Michelle Mone and her partner Doug Barrowman hand back their share of the PPE Medpro fortune – and when will any of the VIP lane profiteers face real justice?
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