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UK’s National Crime Agency says it is ‘not scared’ of PPE Medpro’s lawyers



Agency says long-running investigation into company run by Tory peer Michelle Mone’s husband will be concluded as quickly as possibleThe National Crime Agency has said it is “not scared” of lawyers acting for PPE Medpro, the company led by the Conservative peer Michelle Mone’s husband, Doug Barrowman, and is progressing an investigation into it “as fast as we can”.The NCA is conducting a long-running investigation into suspected criminal offences committed in the procurement by PPE Medpro of £203m of government contracts to supply personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/15/uks-national-agency-says-it-is-not-scared-of-ppe-medpros-lawyers

Author : Emily Dugan and David Conn

Publish date : 2024-08-15 17:43:40

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