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Police raid Tory peer Michelle Mone's home amid probe into fraud allegations

CONSERVATIVE peer Michelle Mone has had her home raided by police as part of a probe into allegations of multi-million pound PPE fraud.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2022

From prorogation to partygate: 1,000 days of Boris Johnson as PM

The UK prime minister leaves a trail of scandals, U-turns and law-breaking as he reaches his milestone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

Unused PPE bought during Covid pandemic up for auction for almost no money

Millions of surplus aprons, visors, hand sanitisers and goggles which cost an estimated £600,000 are being auctioned off - with some bids as low as £250

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

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Profits jump for Patel-backed PPE firm after it won £216m contracts

Pharmaceuticals Direct Limited was awarded taxpayer funded business after support from home secretary

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened

Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

Spending watchdog warns £2.7 billion at risk from government PPE contracts

Chair of public accounts committee says government must ‘get a grip’ of PPE stocks and contracts

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Government paid firm linked to Tory peer £122m for PPE bought for £46m

PPE Medpro, which is linked to Michelle Mone, appears to have made huge profit on 25m gowns that were never used by NHS

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022

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'Nerves and terror' as Liverpool reacts to cost of living crisis

"I honestly don’t know what is going to happen and it is terrifying."

Liverpool Echo · Mar 25, 2022

Tory peer lobbied for PPE firm months after lawyers said she had stopped, leaked emails suggest

Exclusive: Michelle Mone promoted PPE Medpro for Covid contract in May 2020 – and again in October

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Boris Johnson backs call for P&O Ferries boss to resign over mass sackings – as it happened

Latest updates: the prime minister supports an earlier call by the transport secretary for Peter Hebblethwaite to step down, his spokesman says

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Private emails reveal Gove’s role in Tory-linked firm’s PPE deals

Exclusive: Tory peer Michelle Mone used private email addresses to contact Gove and another cabinet minister about PPE offer

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Teen girl arrested after Glasgow soup kitchen allegedly vandalised

PPE at Homeless Project Scotland's facility in the city centre was left unusable following the incident - with the charity now £1,500 out of pocket.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

Dumfries and Galloway PPE supplier's expansion plans will create "hundreds of new jobs"

Globus Group will create a centre of excellence in Heathhall with the aim of becoming Europe's largest personal protection equipment manfuracturer

Daily Record · Mar 17, 2022

Process Ukrainian visas as if they are PPE contracts

Brief letters: Refugees | Rishi Sunak | Septuagenarian sex | Vladimir | Stoke Newington

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

UK government may have bought 3bn PPE gloves made by forced labour

Department of Health and Social Care looking into allegations over purchases in first year of pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

John Lewis logistics firm Clipper agrees £940m US takeover

Board of Leeds-based warehousing company backs offer from rival GXO Logistics

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2022

Minister admits he knew Michelle Mone's links to firm that got £200m VIP-lane PPE deal

Health Minister Edward Argar says his department knew of a link between Baroness Mone and PPE Medpro before the deal was sealed in 2020 via the controversial 'VIP lane'

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022

Firms handed £1.3bn in Covid contracts claimed £1m in furlough grants

Dozen UK companies given VIP fast-track contracts to supply PPE to NHS paid idled staff at taxpayers’ expense

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Third Tory MP calls for no confidence vote in PM – as it happened

Gary Streeter becomes latest Tory MP to put letter into 1922 Committee; Labour says Gove plans to ‘turbo-charge the country’ are ‘rehashed’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022

Department of Health writes off £9bn spent in England’s Covid PPE drive

Billions were spent on unusable or overpriced protective equipment, annual accounts show

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Government condemned for ‘wasting’ £8.7bn on PPE written off last year

£2.6bn was spent on kit ‘not suitable’ for use in NHS last year, as report reveals huge losses

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022

Downing Street parties: Sue Gray report could come this week as police signal no objection – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister welcomes Met police investigation into allegations of lockdown rule-breaking

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Lady Mone faces Lords standards inquiry over award of PPE contracts

The Tory peer has denied any involvement with supplier PPE Medpro.

Insider UK · Jan 18, 2022

Lords watchdog investigates Mone over ‘VIP lane’ contract

Probe into Tory peer relates to PPE company awarded £203m in UK Government contracts

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022

Lords watchdog launches investigation into Tory peer Michelle Mone over PPE contracts

Entrepreneur denies any involvement or association with PPE firm

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