Baroness Mone says order to repay £122m PPE cash is 'vendetta'

A FIRM linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone has been ordered to repay almost £122million to the Government for breaking a contract to supply surgical gowns to the NHS during the pandemic.

- By David Hughes

The Department of Health and Social Care sued PPE Medpro over claims that it had breached the deal since the 25 million items were “faulty” by not being sterile.

Baroness Mone blasted the High Court judgment as a win for the “establishment”, while her husband Doug Barrowman called it a “travesty of justice”.

The peer, who is on a leave of absence from the Lords, has claimed she is the target of a “vendetta” by the Government.

PPE Medpro filed a notice to appoint an administrator yesterday.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “PPE Medpro put NHS staff and patients in danger with substandard kit whilst lining their own pockets with taxpayers’ money at a time of national crisis.

“We won’t stand for it and we're coming after every penny owed to our NHS.

“This Government will ruthlessly pursue any company which tried to exploit the pandemic for their own ends while our health service was fighting to save lives.”