Gown and out

AT the height of the pandemic millions of pounds worth of contracts for protective kit were awarded to Conservative donors and associates.

Among those claimed to have benefitted is Tory peer Michelle Mone.

It later emerged that 25 million surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro – an offshore trust linked to Baroness Mone – failed an inspection and were never used by the NHS.

Lady Mone has questions to answer about her role in securing this £122million deal and why she did not declare her involvement with PPE Medpro in the register of members’ interests.

But the Tories also have questions to answer over lucrative deals handed to allies.

If they have nothing to hide they should have no objection to an independent public inquiry.