Michael Gove and Matt Hancock quizzed as part of fraud probe into a PPE firm linked to Baroness Mone

• It is understood they were interviewed by NCA as witnesses, not under caution 

Michael Gove and Matt Hancock have been interviewed by the National Crime Agency as part of its fraud probe into a PPE firm linked to Baroness Mone.

The move was part of the NCA’s investigation into PPE Medpro, which was awarded £200 million of contracts during the pandemic. 

Both men were contacted by Baroness Mone as she attempted to secure government contracts, according to The Sunday Times. 

It is understood they were interviewed by the NCA as witnesses and not under caution. There is no suggestion they were involved in any alleged wrongdoing.

Matt Hancock and Michael Gove (File Photo)

This month, Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman admitted their involvement with PPE Medpro for the first time (File Photo)

This month, Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman admitted their involvement with PPE Medpro for the first time. 

The couple’s representative said that they ‘made a full written disclosure of their involvement to the Cabinet Office prior to the award of the PPE contracts’.

The couple deny any wrongdoing.

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