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.
PPE Medpro was first awarded contracts worth more than £200m in the summer of 2020.
However, it later emerged the contracts were awarded after Baroness Mone had recommended the company to the then Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove.
The National Crime Agency launched an investigation into the company in April 2022 for suspected criminal offences relating to the procurement of PPE contracts.
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Conservative MP James Cartlidge says he “welcomes” President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to begin firing US rockets deep into Russia. He continues saying, "In terms of long-range missiles, this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself".
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A former Conservative cabinet minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the inaugural chair of Britain's new independent football regulator. Sky News
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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Some hospitals in England were within "six or seven hours" of running out of personal protective equipment in the early stages of the COVID pandemic, a former.. Sky News
Nursing staff and doctors with long Covid are still being denied essential financial support, two years after the government’s own scientific advisory body recommended action, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Nicola Ranger, General Secretary of the RCN, criticised the current financial assistance, stating it "does not adequately support medical and nursing staff." She is urging long Covid to be officially recognised as an occupational disease. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
NHS league tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don't turn things around are to form part of the.. Sky News
Rachel Reeves describes a £500 million private investment by a US firm Prologis into Cambridge Biomedical Campus as a "real show of confidence in what this Government are doing to grow the economy". The chancellor also defends her decision to raise money via employers National Insurance contributions which will also affect some GP surgeries and care homes saying “the NHS has got the money it needs”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said.
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Eva Longoria has revealed that she and her family have moved out of the United States. In a new interview with publication Marie Claire, Longoria said of the U.S., "I had my whole adult life here. But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then COVID happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it's the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s*** on California — it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now."
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The Karnataka government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe alleged financial irregularities during the previous BJP government's handling of.. IndiaTimes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to receive the Dominica Award of Honour, Dominica's highest civilian award. The award recognizes PM Modi's contributions to.. IndiaTimes
Angela Rayner has paid tribute to former deputy prime minister John Prescott following his death aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. The deputy prime minister described Mr Prescott as "an incredible figure in politics" and revealed he would often ring her after PMQs to offer words of encouragement.
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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto to 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Mr Subianto, who was inaugurated last month, met the prime minister earlier this week at the G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil.
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Gordon Brown has paid tribute to former deputy prime minister John Prescott following his death aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. The former prime minister credited Mr Prescott with transforming "our view of climate change" and being the "pioneer of levelling up."
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Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must "double down" it's support for Ukraine after returning from the G20 summit in Brazil. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, the prime minister said it "could not be more clear" that "this is a man that wants destruction, not peace".
"After 1,000 days of war, I am clear that we must double down in our support. We will not be deterred or distracted by reckless threats," he added.
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Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge has responded to speculation that Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time. Mr Cartlidge said: "We do support giving Ukraine maximum autonomy because ultimately they're trying to fight for their lives - this is an act of self defence." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer insists the arrest of a 44-year-old Turkish man suspected of being a supplier of small boats is a "significant piece of the jigsaw" in tackling Channel migrant crossings, but says he was "not pretending it's the silver bullet". The suspect was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday after a joint investigation by Dutch and Belgian authorities, and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA). Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A man suspected of being a "major supplier" of boats for people smugglers operating the English Channel migrant crossings has been arrested. Craig Turner, Deputy Director for the National Crime Agency, said “he has been one of the top targets for the National Crime Agency over several years”.
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Rishi Sunak has confirmed the government is “taking legal action” against PPE firm Medpro after Baroness Michelle Mone admitted she stands to benefit from a contract between the government and the..
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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