UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

<p>Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/01/vip-lanes-and-25m-faulty-gowns-what-ppe-medro-trial-reveals-about-tory-response-to-covid">VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medro trial reveals about Tory response to Covid</a></p></li></ul><p>The government has won its legal claim against a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone for the return of millions of pounds paid for personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/19/ppe-medpro-uk-government-issues-breach-of-contract-proceedings">sued the company, PPE Medpro</a>, in December 2022, arguing that it had not complied with PPE laws to ensure that 25m surgical gowns it provided under a June 2020 government contract were sterile.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/uk-government-wins-122m-pandemic-case-against-michelle-mone-linked-firm-over-faulty-ppe">Continue reading...</a>