PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
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PPE Medpro, a company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, is being liquidated after a High Court hearing initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The DHSC sought the winding up of the company, arguing it was insolvent. PPE Medpro secured government contracts worth £203 million to supply PPE in 2020 after Mone approached Michael Gove, with the contracts processed through a "VIP lane" for politically connected individuals. The DHSC is seeking to recover almost £150 million after a court ruled that the PPE supplied was unusable. HMRC is also claiming £39 million in unpaid tax. Administrators alluded to potential legal claims against unnamed third parties, but the DHSC argued the company should be wound up due to its insolvency.
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