"When asked about the government's approach to the PPE Medpro case, Reeves is reported to have replied: "Too right we do", in reference to whether the government had a "vendetta" against Mone. "Your Chancellor's statement is incendiary and has directly increased the risks to my personal safety," wrote Baroness Mone. "Since her remarks, my social media has gone into meltdown with threats and abuse.""
"The backlash follows Wednesday's High Court ruling, in which Mrs Justice Cockerill found that PPE Medpro breached its contractual obligation to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic. The judge concluded that the company had failed to demonstrate the gowns underwent a validated sterilisation process, as required by the contract. The company - set up by a consortium led by Doug Barrowman - was awarded the contract in 2020 after being recommended through a VIP procurement route by Baroness Mone herself."
Baroness Michelle Mone wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accusing Chancellor Rachel Reeves of using 'dangerous and inflammatory' language that she says endangered her personal safety. Reeves reportedly replied 'Too right we do' when asked if the government had a 'vendetta' against Mone, after a High Court ruled PPE Medpro must repay £122 million for breaching a Covid-era PPE contract. The judge found the company failed to show gowns underwent a validated sterilisation process. PPE Medpro denies wrongdoing, offered to remake gowns or pay £23 million, and says gowns were sterile at delivery. Mone demands a retraction and an independent investigation into possible improper influence over law enforcement.
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