PPE from company linked to Mone did not meet required safety standards, court told

Department of Health wants refund of 122m spent on unused surgical gowns, but PPE Medpro says it went into contract with eyes wide open'

Personal protective equipment supplied by a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone did not meet required safety standards and could seriously harm or kill patients" if used, the UK government has argued in court.

Opening a high court trial for the Department of Health and Social Care, Paul Stanley KC said that the company, PPE Medpro, had not complied with technical manufacturing processes to ensure that the 25m surgical gowns it provided were sterile.