MPs condemn Michelle Mone PPE firm revelations

MPs reacted with outrage following the growing controversy over a PPE company linked to the Tory peer Michelle Mone after The Guardian reported that Mone referred the company to Tory ministers Michael Gove and Theodore Agnew.

Mone's referral got PPE Medpro a 'VIP lane' securing it two contracts worth more £203m. Millions of pounds of PPE Medpro's profits were later transferred to a secret offshore trust fund of which Mone and her family members were beneficiaries. PPE Medpro insists the gowns passed inspection and that the company are entitled to keep the money.

Neil O’Brien, the junior health minister, defended the government's actions, denying that political connections played a role in the distribution of contracts, adding that the referral system connected ministers with members of the public who wanted to help plug shortages. 
During the Urgent Question tabled by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said it was 'absolutely sickening, shameful and unforgivable' that 'chums of the Conservative party were profiteering' as the country struggled with the pandemic.

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[scooter]

It’s time the Police investigated this lot under oath and brought criminal prosecutions.
Until that happens we can have no confidence in either house or any MP.

[davidmcivor]

Jeremy Hunt started running down NHS PPE stockpiles just a few years before the pandemic whilst he was health minister in spite of being advised to do the opposite!

[JohnOLooney]

Greed, corruption and the usual suspects - they should be Imprisoned right now

[junehargreaves]

The House of Commons should be full when discussing this terrible state of affairs

[cncit]

They ignored regular NHS suppliers and gave contracts to people on the VIP lane instead who were not qualified to produce medical equipment and PPE.

[bunbwre]

Time for the public to police the MPs and time that there were consequences for actions. Criminal actions need to be investigated immediately. These tories need to be locked up if found to be guilty of corruption not some 6 day suspension from parliament.

[Dtigernumber]

This case must be discussed during PMQs

[ganrimmonim]

Why are there so few MPs in the chamber and why aren't the police investigating this?

[paulperrin]

Can’t believe how few MPs are here in the House talking about this. No surprise that so much money ended up taken out of circulation and put in to off shore accounts!!.

[gerrypowell]

Mone is a con woman, most of us in Scotland already knew this, no surprise.

[--christine]

So many of these Tory ministers profitted from the pandemic. £29m for one Tory peer is gross while ordinary people continue to
suffer the harsh reality of poverty.

[dansegelov]

In March 2020, I worked for a company that happened to have nearly 30 pallets of hand sanitiser at a time when it was in very short supply. We worked for weeks trying to speak to the Health department offering to donate some or all of it to the NHS, but they wouldn't even return our calls and emails.

In the end, we sold it all at cost to independent retailers across the country with fresh labels printed with a specified msrp price to avoid opportunistic price gouging.

I guess we weren't part of the Tory inner circle of profiteers

[irmasil]

"We were desperate to help the NHS AND at the same time, we were even MORE desperate to help our friends' pockets. So...we combined the 2. Why are you frustrated??"

[robbie]

Corruption at its very worst.
They should all be put in jail for a long time or until every penny is returned to the tax payer.

[joanrodger]

Absolute disgrace.Shows how corrupt that MP’S are.These MP’S need taken to task and charged with criminal offences and jailed.

[blue_jay]

Now you know where your money goes, no money for hospitals or the other public things ! Down the drain!

[SusanTaylorArtist]

I want the Tory government held accountable for the fraudulent use of tax payers money.

[mgmassey]

Been stealing for themselves as long as there's been rich fools💯🤔
Ethics nor empathy, do they comprehend.

[sudsey]

Absolutely disgusting that so few are there. They are being paid and therefore should have to turn up every day whether they're interested or not! None of us would get away with staying home bc we aren't interested in working today, why should they?! And why aren't the police investigating this and why hasn't anyone been sacked or charged?!

[cherylmcnair]

Unbelievable that these arrogant Tories are getting away with such criminally