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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Caroline Davies and David Conn

How the Michelle Mone scandal unfolded: £200m of PPE contracts, denials and a government lawsuit

Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman, stand under an umbrella
Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman, denied any association with PPE Medro before admitting that she did introduce the company to the Tory peer Lord Agnew. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

The Conservative peer Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman, denied for years that they were involved in PPE Medpro, a company that secured more than £200m in government contracts to supply face masks and surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic. They are subject to a long-running National Crime Agency investigation, facing allegations of fraud and bribery, which they deny.

Here’s a timeline of key events.

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