Michael Gove says £10bn waste on PPE was an 'honest error' Michael Gove has insisted the UK wasting £10 billion of taxpayers’ money on PPE during the Covid pandemic was an 'honest error' as he… The National (Scotland) · Jul 15
Covid Inquiry issues damning verdict as UK wasted £10bn on PPE THE scramble to buy PPE during the pandemic saw the UK waste almost £10 billion of taxpayers’ money, the official inquiry into the handling of… The National (Scotland) · Jul 14
Boris Johnson’s government wasted £10bn of taxpayer money on unusable PPE, Covid inquiry finds Report says controversial ‘VIP lane’ was ‘inherently biased’ towards PPE suppliers with political connections The Independent UK · Jul 14
Covid PPE procurement saw ‘vast’ £10bn waste, inquiry finds Baroness Heather Hallett has produced her fifth report of the Covid-19 inquiry. Evening Standard · Jul 14
Bereaved urge Covid Inquiry not to ‘pull punches’ in report on PPE procurement The Covid Inquiry is set to publish its findings on procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jul 13
Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to repay £148m In a ruling, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Sebastian Prentis placed the company into liquidation The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to pay £148m to Government The decision could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025
Keir Starmer says Government will ‘go after every penny’ of cash owed by PPE Medpro The consortium led by Baroness Michelle Mone’s husband has been ordered to repay the Government for providing “faulty” gowns during the pandemic Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025
Who is Michelle Mone? Firm linked to Baroness at heart of Covid PPE contract dispute High Court orders PPE Medpro to repay £122 million to government for breaching contract to supply surgical gowns during pandemic The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Mone used as ‘big gun’ in PPE contract negotiations, High Court judge says A High Court judge ordered PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, to repay the Government more than £121 million. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Company linked to Mone must repay almost £122m over Covid PPE contract breach The Department of Health and Social Care sued PPE Medpro at the High Court for supplying 25 million gowns that were not suitable for NHS use. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Company linked to Michelle Mone breached Covid PPE contract, High Court rules The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sued PPE Medpro over claims it breached a £121 million PPE contract. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medpro trial reveals about Tory response to Covid Case against Michelle Mone-linked company showed pressure to award contracts to those with political connections The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company loses £122m High Court battle with government over faulty PPE Michelle Mone’s husband Douglas Barrowman branded the PPE Medpro defeat in the High Court a “whitewash” Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025 Government suing PPE Medpro because of ‘buyer’s remorse’, court told The Department of Health and Social Care wants PPE Medpro to repay more than £120 million over an alleged breach of contract.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025 PPE from company linked to Mone did not meet required safety standards, court told Department of Health wants refund of £122m spent on unused surgical gowns, but PPE Medpro says it went into contract with ‘eyes wide open’
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025 Company linked to Baroness Mone must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, court told The Department of Health and Social Care is suing PPE Medpro for allegedly breaching a deal for 25 million surgical gowns.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025 Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, High Court told The Department of Health and Social Care is suing PPE Medpro for allegedly breaching a deal for 25 million surgical gowns
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025 Baroness Michelle Mone-linked firm battles government in High Court over £122m pandemic PPE gowns deal Baroness Michelle Mone is accused of being “active throughout” the PPE MedPro surgical gowns deal
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025 Covid inquiry throws out bid by Michelle Mone ahead of private hearing The couple, who are linked to PPE Medpro, had requested access to documents and get advance notice of the report’s findings
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 Covid inquiry evidence on Mone-linked PPE firm to be heard in closed session Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett ruled there would be a risk of harm or damage to any possible criminal trial relating to the firm.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2025 'Realistic chance' of charges in Michelle Mone-linked probe, crime agency says THERE is a “realistic" chance that criminal charges will follow the ongoing investigation into Covid contracts handed to a firm linked to…
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024 Man arrested amid probe into Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company PPE Medpro PPE Medpro was awarded Government contracts after being recommended by Baroness Mone
The National (Scotland) · Jan 7, 2024 Michelle Mone hits out after being named in Rishi Sunak BBC interview MICHELLE Mone has attacked the UK Government after her case was raised with the Prime Minister on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg show ...
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 So Michelle Mone’s lies were to spare her family from press intrusion? Knickers to that The ‘brave bra tycoon’ was happy to share intimate details of her life when it suited her career