Baroness Michelle Mones PPE Medpro Ordered to Pay £122m for Breach of Contract

Michelle Mone Accuses Government of Scapegoating Over PPE Scandal
A High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to Conservative peer Baroness Michelle Mone must pay back £122 million to the government for breaching a contract to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic. The company, PPE Medpro, had been awarded a lucrative contract but failed to deliver usable gowns, posing a serious risk to patients.
Mone defended herself on social media, accusing the government of 'scapegoating'. However, the facts speak for themselves: the gowns were late and unusable, exposing patients to infection risk. The judge also criticized the Department of Health for being too slow to reject the faulty gowns.
Labour's Rachel Reeves called Mone's actions 'ripping off taxpayers', and her reputation as a champion of the NHS is in tatters. The deadline for repayment is 15 October, and if Mone and her husband fail to pay, their assets could be at risk.
The verdict is a damning indictment of the UK's COVID response, marked by greed, incompetence, and disregard for the vulnerable. The spotlight will remain fixed on Michelle Mone and her husband, with questions growing louder: what did they know, and when did they know it?