SMASHING LADS

Michelle Mone's husband Barrowman has issued a "statement" this morning after @thetimes report showing the National Crime Agency is investigating a £3 million payment into Mone's Coutts bank account, which would prove her direct benefit from the PPE Medpro contract as well as indirectly through trusts. The statement is full of "look over there", fundamental lies (we saved the govt £100 million - they didn't) & obfuscation. Who'd have thought it? Obfuscation is where he doesn't mention that he didn't declare his interest on company filings- nowhere on the Companies House declarations at the time. She didn't declare her interest on official documents, she lied consistently (par for the course), threatened press with libel, lied to her lawyers, lied about her lawyers "they told me to lie" - they didn't. Now their defence about getting £65 million profit and pandemic profiteering is saying "I'm not the only one who robbed the public, they're picking on me, it's not fair" There is so much which needs to be investigated with other companies too. We've been saying this for a long time. @RachelReevesMP has promised a Covid CORRUPTION Commissioner to investigate them if Labour win the next election. More to follow with data..... Don't forget to follow "The VIP Files" with @GoodLawProject and I here. We have access to huge amounts of data through FOIs and are putting it together about numerous contracts given through the infamous VIP Lane. It's a Tory mess which stinks and they're still trying to hide a lot of the evidence.

Michelle Mone on #bbclaurak I remember a year ago when I spoke to some journos about why they weren't printing material about her, and they told me they'd received threatening letters from her lawyers. I decided to start tweeting about it anyway, and I'm glad I did. They've lied for years, and now that DHSC is suing PPE Medpro for £122 million for unusable gowns, they've no choice because they're finally exposed. It's only about the money & always about the money. They profiteered while front line NHS staff suffered and people died alone. Note 1. Doug Barrowman is also on unrelated charges of fraud in Spain. Note 2. The UK National Crime Agency raided their homes and offices and they are under criminal investigation.