a new company, ppe medpro, was awarded more than £200 million to supply masks and gowns.t year, the bbc discovered more than £120 million worth of gowns hadn't been used. the company and the department of health are in mediation. at the time, lawyers for baroness mone said she had no role in ppe medpro, nor in the process where contracts were awarted. earleir this year the guardian published claims as much as £29 million of profits went into a trust of which baroness mone was a beneficiary. labour is using a vote in parliament to try to force the government to publish all documents and correspondence around the contracts it gave to ppe medpro. it wants other fast—tracked contracts to be examined too. it is the uk government that is constantly criticised about these contracts and the way in which they were doled out and given, and all this motion to the house today is asking for, is transparency. what have you got to hide? the government said it was committed to releasing information to a committee of mps when all investigations conclude and would take into account the wid

helen, thank ou, contracts with ppe medpro. helen, thank you, helen _ contracts with ppe medpro.rgency evacuation plans a legal requirement for people who live in high—rise buildings. the leaseholder disability action group called for a judicial review when the home office decided not to act on a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry. the high court will hear the case today. nikki fox reports. hello, adam! i first spoke to adam injuly this year. nice to see you, too. how are you? we were discussing personal evacuation plans on our disability podcast, access all. at the time, he'd been stuck in his flat for 11 days straight, because both lifts were broken. turns out that was just one occasion he'd been stuck at home. it's been a very testing year. you know, 62 days, i've been trapped, so... to get in and out, adam had to be carried up and down several flights of stairs. it's not the most ideal situation. the trained sound engineer and disability campaigner was offered this flat ten years ago, around the time he became disabled. it was purpose—built, but in the time he's b

the supplier in question was ppe medpro.mone did have connections to the company. a recent ministerial statement reads... next we move into 2021, and government officials and social media users continue to hear from michelle mone. in february that year, one official describes her as being... in august 2021, michelle mone shared this picture of herself on a boat. she told us. in december 2021, she posted on linkedin... weeks later, there was a new development — because injanuary 2022, the government said it was now seeking to recover monies paid to ppe medpro in relation to a contract for the provision of gowns. also the house of lords commissioner for standards launched an inquiry into michelle mone and ppe medpro. and that's not the only investigation. remember lord agnew? he referred ppe medpro to the high priority lane. recently he was asked about michelle mone. t’m recently he was asked about michelle mone. �* ., ., recently he was asked about michelle mone. �* . . �* recently he was asked about michelle mone. �* . . .,

we are exectin: contracts with ppe medpro. we are exoecting that _ contracts with ppe medpro. the chamber, just to see when that debate does start. more than a hundred fire fighters have been dealing with a major fire at derelict factory buildings in wolverhampton. smoke and flames could be seen from 15 miles away. homes were evacuated and roads and rail services disrupted, with some passengers trapped on trains for up to two hours. joanne writtle reports. a huge fire, perilously close to wolverhampton railway line broke out bringing road closures and disruption to trains. at the height 100 firefighters were at the scene. the fire service has brought us closer but is not allowing us closer because this building is in danger of collapse. you can see just how close the fire is. you can see the close proximity of the train line and the impact that has on the railway equipment. we also have a significant canal infrastructure nearby and some large industrial businesses with their own significant hazards. across the road there is a large gas cylinder factory where they store gas etc

she denies the claims that she lobbied on behalf of a company called ppe medpro and later benefitteds. today michelle mone�*s private office said she had decided to step back while she clears her name of allegations that it said had been unjustly levelled against her. she is accused of trying to get government covid contracts for a company and then gaining from its profits. at the start of the pandemic the government was scrambling to get hold of protective equipment, fast tracking contracts to companies to provide it. it is important to put it in context, we secured 23.2 billion items of ppe, and that was a huge step, to help protect our front line. a new company ppe medpro was awarded more than £200 million to supply masks and gowns, it had been suggested by michelle mone, later that year the bbc discovered more than £120 million worth of gowns hadn�*t been used, the company and the department of health are in mediation, at the time lawyers for baroness mone said she had no role in ppe medpro nor in the process where contracts were awarted. the guardian published claims as much as

last week, he said that he simply referred the bid from ppe medpro onto officials.we also know that he passed it directly onto his ministerial colleague, lord agnew. she's given a very thoughtful speech that you put everybody on the opposite bench as to shame. what she is shocked as i was to find out that there was a company put on the vip lane by mistake, and still got the million pound contract? it is absolute _ million pound contract? it is absolute negligence - million pound contract? it is absolute negligence of due diligence when the whole process, which now know has been tested at the high court, around this vip access lane and what that did and what it didn't do, but we know that there is serious concerns, and that's what that motion is about today. it's about getting to the bottom of it, and i think the public deserve no less. but after the minister passed it directly onto his ministerial colleague, and sometime later, officials discussed that the minister's office was still being furiously lobbied. i will quote in the chamber, but without any dates or deta

ppe medpro was recommended to ministers by the peer, baroness mone — and the firm won a contract worth depp. in the summer, a jury in the united states found she defamed the hollywood actor when she wrote in a newspaper article that she was a victim of domestic abuse. she intended to appeal against the verdict — but says she�*s now made the "very difficult decision" not to do so. four boys who fell into an icy lake in the west midlands last ——new research has found that care workers in england are paid nearly a third less than health care assistants doing the equivalentjob in the nhs. the average care worker providing support for people at home or in a care home is paid just under £20,000 a year. this compares with the equivalent band three nhs health care assistant, who is paid more than 27,600, including allowances and additional hours payments. that�*s a gap of over £8,000 for workers carrying out roles with similar skills and experience. the annual analysis was commissioned by one of the uk�*s largest not for profit care providers, community integrated care. a separate report by co

ppe medpro won contracts through the government's so—called vip lane in 2020 after being recommendedthe claim. more than 12,000 people have complained to the independent press standards 0rganisation aboutjeremy clarkson's column in the sun on friday, in which he said he hated the duchess of sussex. mr clarkson has responded to the backlash, by saying he's "horrified" to have caused so much hurt. he also said he wished her paraded naked in public with excrement thrown at her. the owner of twitter, elon musk, could be stepping down as the company's chief executive. musk asked his 122 million followers on twitter to vote on whether he should resign, saying he would respect the outcome. the poll closed this morning, and more than 57% said he should leave. our technology editor, zoe kleinmann, joins me to explain. the billionaire bought the company just a couple of months ago. since then, he's been in full charge, making a series of radical and sometimes controversial changes. and the results of that poll elon musk posted yesterday — more than 17.5 million votes were cast and 57.5% said,

force the government to publish all documents and correspondence around the contracts it gave to ppe medpro. it wants other fast—tracked contracts to be examined too. it is the uk government that is constantly criticised about these contracts and the way in which they were doled out and given, and all this motion to the house today is asking for, is transparency. what have you got to hide? the government said it was committed to releasing information to a committee of mps when all investigations conclude and would take into account the wider public interest and the commercially sensitive nature of the material. it is understood there is also a live criminal information. investigation. today michelle mone is keeping a low profile. but stepping back is unlikely to end the questions for her. a five—year—old girl in belfast has been named as the latest child to die from streptococcus a, or strep a, since september. group a streptococcus is the name given to a type of bacteria sometimes found in the throat or on the skin. it usually causes mild illness, but in rare cases can cause severe or life

about how contracts were awarded to this company ppe medpro.ant to see the documents. they have to come clean on this _ documents. they have to come clean on this it _ documents. they have to come clean on this it is— documents. they have to come clean on this it is a — documents. they have to come clean on this. it is a scandal of huge proportion _ on this. it is a scandal of huge proportion. i have been pushing urgent — proportion. i have been pushing urgent questions to get to the bottom — urgent questions to get to the bottom of why £200 million was spent on a company not even registered when _ on a company not even registered when the — on a company not even registered when the tory peer approached ministers — when the tory peer approached ministers to get that contract. she is talkint ministers to get that contract. ’iie: is talking about ppe ministers to get that contract. 5i9: is talking about ppe medpro, ministers to get that contract. 5i9 is talking about ppe medpro, this company that was set up around the time of the pandemic. it is

a new company, ppe medpro, was awarded £200 million to supply masks and gowns.e, lawyers for baroness mone said she had no role orfunction in the baroness mone said she had no role or function in the company or in the process by which contracts were awarded. earlierthis process by which contracts were awarded. earlier this year the guardian published claims that at least £29 million of its profits went into a trust of which baroness mone was a beneficiary. labour is trying to force the government to publish all documents around the contract given to ppe medpro. adultery —— once other fast—track contracts to be looked at, too. the uk government _ contracts to be looked at, too. tie: uk government is contracts to be looked at, too. tte: uk government is constantly criticised about the way these contracts were doled out. all this motion to the house today is asking for is transparency. what if you got to hide? it for is transparency. what if you got to hide? ., , , . for is transparency. what if you got to hide? ., , . ., to hide? it was expected if labour wins the

her lawyers previously said she "had no role orfunction in ppe medpro".think she has done anything wrong. so she wants to fight all of the accusations that we have seen over the last few days. it might not make that much difference in practice, to be honest because baroness mone is not that much of a regular voter, she has not been there since april, she has not really had many written questions. it means that she will not have to declare high register of interests for a while while she takes a leave of absence. let's see how long that lasts. this has been a bit of a building story, because, as you say, there were these questions over this company, ppe medpro. lawyers for baroness mone had told the bbc in the past that she was not involved in the firm but the guardian had told us that she was a beneficiary of a trust, that some profits from the company may have gone too. the background to all of this is ppe medpro was a company that was set up at the start of the pandemic, it got at the start of the pandemic, it got a big contract from the government, cou

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