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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Conn

PPE from company linked to Mone did not meet required safety standards, court told

Michelle Mone
Michelle Mone, a Conservative peer, recommended PPE Medpro during the Covid pandemic in May 2020. Photograph: BBC/Rogan Productions/Alamy

Personal protective equipment supplied by a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone did not meet required safety standards and “could seriously harm or kill patients” if used, the UK government has argued in court.

Opening a high court trial for the Department of Health and Social Care, Paul Stanley KC said the company, PPE Medpro, had not complied with technical manufacturing processes to ensure that the 25m surgical gowns it provided were sterile.

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