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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Labour says government refusal to publish PPE firm’s contracts ‘reeks of cover-up’

Michelle Mone PPE PPE Medpro Angela Rayner Lady Mone Owen Paterson MedPro NCA Edward Argar Covid-19
Police cars at Finch Road in Douglas.
The National Crime Agency searched business and residential properties on the Isle of Man, where PPE Medpro is based and Lady Mone lives. Photograph: Dave Kneale/The Guardian

Labour has accused ministers of a potential cover-up over a PPE contract with a company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone, after the health department refused to release documents connected to the deal, citing commercial sensitivities.

The row comes days after the National Crime Agency (NCA) searched Mone’s home as part of a potential fraud investigation into the company, PPE Medpro, which won more than £200m in government contracts without public tender.

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