A company linked to controversial Peer Michelle Mone is being sued by the UK Government for more than £122million
A company linked to controversial Peer Michelle Mone is being sued by the UK Government for more than £122million.
"The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. This will be the real legacy of the court case and it will be played out in the public arena for all to see." Following the reports Mone announced she was taking a "leave of absence" from the Lords with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged to remove the whip from the Tory Peer.
The PPE Medpro statement said: "Over a two month period, July through to end of August 2020, PPE Medpro supplied DHSC with 25 million sterile gowns.
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