Labour demands Gove answers questions over Michelle Mone PPE controversy
Monday, 18 December 2023 Michael Gove is facing calls to answer questions before MPs over PPE firm Medpro after Baroness Michelle Mone admitted she stands to benefit from a deal between the government and the firm.
Michelle Mone, the Conservative peer and Ultimo Bra tycoon has admitted to misleading the media about her links to PPE Medpro – a company led by her husband Douglas Barrowman, and which supplied personal protective equipment to the National Health Service during the Covid pandemic.
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Housing Minister Lee Rowley has said "appropriate" government processes were in place when awarding contracts for the supply of PPE during the Covid Pandemic.
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Michael Gove faces pressure to appear before MPs to answer questions over PPE firm Medpro after Baroness Michelle Mone admitted to not telling the truth about her links to the firm.
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