UK Launches Legal Action to Recover Money From PPE Firm Allegedly Linked to Ex-Tory Peer

UK Launches Legal Action to Recover Money From PPE Firm Allegedly Linked to Ex-Tory Peer
Baroness Michelle Mone pictured ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords, London, on June 21, 2017. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The UK government has launched legal proceedings against a firm which won millions of pounds worth of COVID-19 contracts allegedly with the help of a former Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Baroness Michelle Mone was stripped of her Conservative Party whip earlier this month after being accused of having profited personally from PPE Medpro, which won contracts worth £200 million ($244 million) in personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.