Man arrested in connection with probe into PPE linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has been arrested in connection with probe into a PPE firm linked to the husband of the ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone.The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that a 46-year-old man was arrested at his home and is now being interviewed amid an investigation into how PPE Medpro obtained millions of pounds of PPE contracts.
PPE Medpro, a consortium led by Doug Barrowman, 59, was awarded Government contracts worth more than £200 million after his wife, Mone, 52, had recommended it to government ministers.
Assets linked to the pair were frozen earlier this year as part of the NCA probe, launched in May 2021.The firm was set up during the Covid-19 pandemic in May 2020, and was awarded two large Government contracts, including one worth £122million for 25 million gowns.
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) later said the garments were not fit for use - which PPE Medpro denies - and were never used.
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