A company linked to Michelle Mone that was awarded £203m worth of government PPE contracts during the pandemic has been issued with a winding up petition.
PPE Medpro was awarded two contracts via the government’s “VIP lane” after Conservative peer Lady Mone approached Michael Gove in May 2020 with an offer to supply personal protective equipment.
The HM Revenue and Customs winding up petition was first reported by courts blogger Daniel Cloake yesterday, although no details were given as to how much tax is claimed to be owed, or for how long it has been outstanding.