Baroness Mone Admits to Lying About PPE Medpro Involvement Amid Ongoing Investigation
Mone's husband profited significantly from the company's £200 million government contracts for pandemic protective equipment, most of which was unusable.
- Baroness Michelle Mone admitted to lying about her involvement with PPE Medpro, a company that received £200 million in government contracts for protective equipment during the pandemic.
- Mone's husband, Doug Barrowman, received at least £65m from PPE Medpro’s profits, later transferring £29m to a trust of which Mone and her children were beneficiaries.
- Most of the protective equipment supplied by PPE Medpro was found to be unusable upon arrival from China.
- The Department of Health is attempting to sue PPE Medpro for the return of £122m, citing the PPE’s unsuitability for NHS use.
- Mone is currently on a leave of absence from the House of Lords and under active investigation by the National Crime Agency.