NEWS STORY
PPE Medpro, a company tied to former Conservative peer Michelle Mone, now faces a £39 million tax bill revealed in administration documents, on top of vast debts owed after a judge ruled the company breached a government contract to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic. The company had already been ordered to repay £122 million, with interest lifting the total claim to £148 million, and now finds itself with total liabilities of around £188 million.
The disgraced Baroness Mone and Barrowman denied involvement for years, only to admit later to benefiting from the profits, including transfers into an offshore trust. Now, amid ongoing investigation, taxpayers are left scrambling for recovery while the individuals at the centre face little tangible threat of personal liability due to corporate protections and limited assets.
Mone, who has admitted telling lies to the media, said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter):
“Most days, I wake up and struggle to find the strength to face yet another round of government-led (“spin doctor”) lies being printed by elements of the UK press.”
Despite cross-party condemnation of Mone’s behaviour, including from the Conservative Party leader, she has refused to quit the Lords.