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Firm with mystery investors wins £200m of PPE contracts via ‘high-priority lane’

Exclusive: It’s unclear how PPE Medpro’s bids were processed through channel for firms referred by MPs and senior officials

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A company with mystery investors and links to the Isle of Man was awarded government contracts worth £200m to supply the UK with personal protective equipment (PPE) after it was placed in a “high-priority lane” for well-connected firms, the Guardian can reveal.

PPE Medpro has not revealed the identities of the financiers and businessmen behind the venture, and it remains unclear how its offer to supply PPE came to be processed through a channel created for companies referred by politicians and senior officials.

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