PPE scandal

2 articles

Dec 20, 2025 • via BBC News

PPE Medpro dissolves with £600,000 against £148m taxpayer debt

Faulty gowns firm linked to Mone liquidates, dodging VIP lane repayment

Liquidation leaves DHSC facing near-total loss on £148m PPE debt from defective gowns supplied via Tory VIP lane. Probes loom but recovery fails amid repeated procurement waste across governments.

Nov 7, 2025 • via Tax Policy Associates

Trusts Claim Faulty PPE Windfall

£65 Million Profits Evade Tax as HMRC Chases Shadows

Douglas Barrowman's PPE Medpro funneled £65m profits into trusts, dodging taxes via administration, in a pattern of elite avoidance that burdens UK taxpayers amid weak enforcement.