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Michelle Mone Back Under Spotlight as Covid Inquiry Condemns VIP Lane Over £10bn PPE Waste

The Covid inquiry reveals that the UK's VIP lane for PPE contracts led to £10 billion in waste, with Michelle Mone's involvement drawing significant scrutiny. The inquiry condemns the system's inherent unfairness.

International Business Times UK

‘Catastrophic failure’: UK Covid families welcome inquiry findings on PPE

Campaigners feel vindicated by some of report’s conclusions but are unconvinced by its verdict on ‘VIP lane’

The Guardian - UK

Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds

Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report

The Guardian - UK

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GTA 6 disc version could be coming after all – trusted leaker suggests Grand Theft Auto VI physical disc edition will follow after launch

GTA 6's digital code in a box pre-orders could be replaced with an actual disc, it's said

‘Shark Tank’ star handed two business partners a once-in-a-lifetime COVID PPE deal, they ghosted him after pocketing $150 million

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Shark Tank star Daymond John accuses entrepreneur duo of fleecing him for ‘at least tens of millions’

Exclusive: The FUBU founder claims he was ripped off by a trusted pair he cut in on a lucrative opportunity to sell PPE during the early days of Covid

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Crimson Desert's PS5 trophy list has leaked ahead of its launch, but you're unlikely to be spoiled because nobody knows what 'shadow guided into light has restored the forgotten sanctums' is supposed to mean

The PlayStation 5 trophy list for Crimson Desert has leaked ahead of the game's launch, but the achievements don't appear to give anything away.

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Tory peer to retire after facing suspension over Covid-era PPE contracts deal

Lord Chadlington was facing a 12-month suspension from the upper chamber

Evening Standard

Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian - UK

PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation

PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site

Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment

The Guardian - UK

Kimberly-Clark Proves Resilient With Firm Sales In Shifting Market

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) shares were trading higher in the premarket session on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results.

Benzinga

Latex giant Ansell bullish despite Trump's tariff moves

Tariffs and a national security probe into PPE aren't fazing Ansell or its investors, with an improved share price off the back of its AGM.

AAP

Company linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122 million to government

The Department of Health and Social Care successfully sued PPE Medpro earlier this year

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The Guardian - UK

PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122m

Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday

Evening Standard

PPE Medpro fails to meet deadline to repay Government almost £122m after ruling

Mrs Justice Cockerill previously ruled that PPE Medpro had breached a contract for millions of surgical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

Evening Standard

PPE Medpro partners willing to discuss ‘possible settlement’ of Covid gowns case

The Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company was ordered to pay back nearly £122 million due to a breach of contract

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The Independent UK

PPE Medpro partners open to discuss ‘possible settlement’ over £122m Covid contract breach

Department of Health and Social Care sued the firm, alleging the gowns were ‘faulty’ due to a lack of sterility

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone 'assets should be frozen' after PPE firm to repay UK Government £122m

MICHELLE Mone is facing calls for her assets to be frozen after a company linked to her was ordered to repay millions of pounds for breaching a…

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone says she has ‘no wish’ to remain a Conservative peer

Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch after Tory leader says PPE Medpro scandal has brought shame on party

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone tells Kemi Badenoch: I don't want to return to Lords as a Tory peer

Lady Mone accused the Conservative leader of using ‘inflammatory’ and ‘reckless’ language that could prejudice a police investigation into her role in the awarding of PPE contracts

International Business Times UK

House of Lords in Crisis: PPE Scandal, Israel Connection, and Growing Public Outrage

The UK House of Lords faces mounting scandals shaking public trust. Michelle Mone is tied to the £122m PPE Medpro ruling over faulty COVID contracts, while Lord David Wolfson faces backlash for supporting an IDF café near Gaza. These controversies fuel anger over corruption, cronyism, and impartiality, intensifying calls for…

Evening Standard

Tories urge Michelle Mone to hand back peerage after PPE contract breach

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho described Baroness Michelle Mone’s actions as ‘disgraceful’.

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone 'must be removed' from House of Lords after £122m PPE scandal

THE SNP have called for Michelle Mone to be removed from the House of Lords after a PPE firm linked to the Tory peer was ordered to repay the UK…

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