PPE Medpro tried to sell the UK medical equipment with a safety report purportedly provided by a company that has denied authoring the document, the government has alleged in a £133mn lawsuit against the scandal-riven medical supplies group. PPE Medpro, incorporated just weeks before it signed its first contract with the Department of Health and … Read more
UK ministers have been urged to release all the correspondence relating to how the government granted more than £200mn of contracts for personal protection equipment to a company called PPE Medpro in 2020, which recent reports suggest led to substantial financial gain for Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone. Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour … Read more
The UK government has made little progress in tackling coronavirus-era fraud in the procurement of personal protective equipment, according to an excoriating inquiry by MPs, which suggests much taxpayer money remains at risk owing to the relaxation of normal scrutiny during the crisis. The Public Accounts Committee, which monitors public spending, on Wednesday said disputes … Read more