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7 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Tory peer Michelle Mone and her husband Douglas Barrowman *were* involved in a PPE business that was awarded more than £200m in government contracts after she referred it to the Cabinet Office, leaked documents suggest.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
#MichelleMone #DougBarrowmam story on front page of Friday’s Guardian. The bra tycoon *was* secretly involved in her husband’s company Medpro, which she referred to UK goverment, despite months of denials. It went on to win £203m in PPE contracts h/t @hendopolis
Just how close is Baroness Michelle Mone to PPE Medpro, a company awarded £203m in PPE contracts via the government’s “VIP lane” just a month-and-a-half after the firm was set up in May 2020.

@jemimajoanna @AnnaSophieGross on the case two months ago. ft.com/content/a48727…
Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone referred PPE Medpro to @cabinetofficeuk for multi-million pound PPE contracts before it had even been incorporated as a company. via @david_conn and @PaulLewis theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

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