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Man arrested in investigation into Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company PPE Medpro

An arrest has been made as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into contracts procured during Covid by PPE Medpro

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Tory attack on Angela Rayner is a political masterstroke but unlikely to shift the polls

You probably don't because it didn't happen, but remember that time Keir Starmer almost had to resign? Cast your mind back to the spring of 2022 and the Labour leader had promised to quit if he received a fixed-penalty notice for the beer and curry he consumed following an event…

Evening Standard

Michael Gove guilty of standards breach for not registering VIP football tickets

Watchdog issues ruling after minister failed to register outing with Tory donor who was awarded PPE contracts worth £164m

The Guardian - UK

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Australian government knew obscure retailer had no PPE experience before paying $100m for unusable Covid masks

Exclusive: Internal documents show health department was aware of company’s lack of experience importing PPE

The Guardian - AU

Michael Gove failed to declare hospitality at three football matches

Latest revelations in register of MPs’ interests follow Guardian report on match minister attended with owner of firm awarded PPE contracts

The Guardian - UK

Leading with Humility: The Remarkable Journey of Denny LaVé and Precision Precast Erectors

Denny LaVé, co-founder of Precision Precast Erectors, emphasizes humility as a key factor in effective leadership, fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusivity.

International Business Times

Leak reveals Michelle Mone told government she would not benefit financially from PPE firm

Exclusive: Tory peer said she had ‘no conflicts whatsoever’, five months before trust received £29m of profits

The Guardian - UK

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Michelle Mone's Grand National horse could be barred from running

Monbeg Genius - reportedly bought by Mone for £80,000 in November 2020 as a wedding present for husband Doug Barrowman - was priced around 20-1 for the famous Aintree race

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone’s former lawyer says he wants apology for ‘damage to reputation’

Jonathan Coad also asking for charity donation, saying Mone has suggested he advised her to lie to media

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone and husband have £75million worth of assets frozen amid PPE fraud probe

Belgravia townhouse, estate on the Isle of Man, and 15 bank accounts among the assets restricted by order

Evening Standard

UK government wasted nearly £10bn on unused Covid PPE, figures show

Accounts reveal £9.9bn of the £13.6bn spent on PPE during pandemic has been written off

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone: leading entrepreneur or lucky baroness?

The woman at the heart of the PPE scandal is widely hailed as a successful businessperson. But the fate of her high-profile lingerie company raises questions

The Guardian - UK

Scottish university responds to call to strip Michelle Mone of honorary degree

A SCOTTISH University has responded to calls to revoke an honorary doctorate given to Michelle Mone amid her role in a PPE scandal ...

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly dodges Michelle Mone question in BBC interview

HOME Secretary James Cleverly dodged a question on the PPE controversy surrounding Michelle Mone and her husband during an interview with the BBC.

The National (Scotland)

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Evening Standard

Michelle Mone’s husband says family ‘treated as punchbag’ in PPE row

Doug Barrowman, who led the consortium PPE Medpro, also claimed the Department of Health had shown ‘lamentable failures’ when procuring supplies.

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone’s husband says couple being ‘hung out to dry’ by ministers

Doug Barrowman says NCA investigation into Covid ‘VIP lane’ firm is being used to distract from government incompetence

The Independent UK

Michelle Mone’s husband says couple has been ‘treated as a punchbag’ in PPE controversy

Doug Barrowman claimed that his company had followed a ‘transparent process’ and denied any wrongdoing

The Independent UK

Michelle Mone: Crime agency ‘looking into £3m sent to peer’s bank account’

Investigators are said to be examining a sum of money that was moved into the entrepreneur’s Coutts account

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The Independent UK

Michelle Mone claims she has been treated like Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar over PPE scandal

Baroness Mone said it has been ‘an extremely tough year of pain with frozen accounts’ and asked ‘what happened to innocent until proven guilty?’

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone: inside the extraordinary rise and catastrophic fall of the 'lying baroness'

A firm linked to Michelle Mone has just been ordered to pay back nearly £122m after breaching PPE contracts. Katie Strick reports on her undoing

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak considered pre-paid debit card giveaway during Covid

Sunak thought about sending out millions of cash-laden cards in post – but was warned of ‘significant risk’ of theft

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: cyclone reef damage fears, Palestinian casualties near 20,000, the year in video

Scientists concerned waves generated by Queensland storm could have ripped coral apart; officials monitored ‘anti-US sentiment’ at pro-WikiLeaks rallies

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone scandal reveals the morals of the super-rich

Letters: Readers respond to the peer’s admission that she lied to the media about her links to PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK

Lawyer apologises for saying Michelle Mone was not linked to PPE firm

Jonathan Coad, who represented former Tory peer, says sorry for unwittingly misleading the media

The Guardian - UK

A PPE farrago, a car crash interview and a fight with the PM: Lady Mone has her foot on the gas, hasn’t she?

For everyone enraged by the Covid equipment scandal who can’t quite find the words, try these – Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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