PPE Medpro, linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone, is embroiled in a £122 million High Court battle against the Department of Health and Social Care. The company argues that it is being unfairly targeted by the government, which is seeking to deflect blame for chaotic procurement practices during the early Covid-19 pandemic. PPE Medpro’s defence notes that the UK government, under emergency rules, had approved the surgical gowns despite missing certain regulatory markings, indicating official consent to their technical compliance at the time.
In its opening submissions, PPE Medpro claims the government is unfairly targeting the firm to deflect attention from its own errors during the emergency procurement frenzy.
The firm's legal team argues that DHSC approved the surgical gowns it supplied, despite knowing full well that they did not bear CE markings with a notified body number.
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