Overview

• PPE Medpro failed to meet a High Court deadline to repay £122m over unusable surgical gowns supplied during the pandemic, the government confirmed.
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the company now owes more than £145m including interest set at 8% and pledged to pursue recovery "with everything we've got."
• The firm entered administration before the judgment was published, with filings showing assets of about £666,000 as court‑appointed administrators take charge of recoveries.
• A spokesman for Doug Barrowman said the consortium has sought talks on a settlement, noting a prior £23m offer was rejected, while claiming ministers have not engaged.
• The ruling by Mrs Justice Cockerill found the gowns were not contractually sterile, and separate filings show Michelle Mone has applied to dissolve her last active company, MGM Media.