Barbara Herbert
@barbaraherbert.bsky.social
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK Wales Convenor for: https://www.facebook.com/groups/covidfamiliesforjusticeuk
and CBFFJ UK Campaigner.
My husband Paul died from Nosocomial (hospital acquired) Covid-19 in April 2020. Paul didn't have a chance!
and CBFFJ UK Campaigner.
My husband Paul died from Nosocomial (hospital acquired) Covid-19 in April 2020. Paul didn't have a chance!
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Brilliant reporting from David Conn has raised more questions about how much we still don't know.
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Brilliant reporting from David Conn has raised more questions about how much we still don't know.
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included the supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment.
They were introduced to the VIP-Lane by Tory Peer, Lord Agnew.
Here he is at the Inquiry claiming not to know who Uniserve are, and asking what all the fuss was about:
They were introduced to the VIP-Lane by Tory Peer, Lord Agnew.
Here he is at the Inquiry claiming not to know who Uniserve are, and asking what all the fuss was about:
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included the supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment.
They were introduced to the VIP-Lane by Tory Peer, Lord Agnew.
Here he is at the Inquiry claiming not to know who Uniserve are, and asking what all the fuss was about:
They were introduced to the VIP-Lane by Tory Peer, Lord Agnew.
Here he is at the Inquiry claiming not to know who Uniserve are, and asking what all the fuss was about:
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
If you want to understand the arrogance behind this system, it is worth watching Lord Agnew’s previous evidence to the Covid Inquiry.
"It is such bollocks".
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"It is such bollocks".
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If you want to understand the arrogance behind this system, it is worth watching Lord Agnew’s previous evidence to the Covid Inquiry.
"It is such bollocks".
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"It is such bollocks".
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
So much more remains to be exposed.
David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
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David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
So much more remains to be exposed.
David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
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David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
In the PPE Medpro court case, Mrs Justice Cockerill found Uniserve should have inspected Medpro’s gowns in China and said there was a “degree of doubt” inspections happened.
Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In the PPE Medpro court case, Mrs Justice Cockerill found Uniserve should have inspected Medpro’s gowns in China and said there was a “degree of doubt” inspections happened.
Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Uniserve’s founder, Iain Liddell, is also landlord to local Tory MP Julia Lopez, whose constituency office is on the company’s site.
Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Uniserve’s founder, Iain Liddell, is also landlord to local Tory MP Julia Lopez, whose constituency office is on the company’s site.
Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
The Conservative peer Lord Theodore Agnew was recorded as the VIP link who introduced Uniserve into the high priority lane for PPE offers.
Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Conservative peer Lord Theodore Agnew was recorded as the VIP link who introduced Uniserve into the high priority lane for PPE offers.
Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Uniserve, a logistics firm based in Upminster, was first hired to fly PPE and medical supplies from China, then awarded seven VIP lane PPE contracts worth £304m, taking its total Covid deals with DHSC to £1.4bn.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Uniserve, a logistics firm based in Upminster, was first hired to fly PPE and medical supplies from China, then awarded seven VIP lane PPE contracts worth £304m, taking its total Covid deals with DHSC to £1.4bn.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
A company at the heart of the government’s PPE operation was paid about £1.4bn during the pandemic, after being steered into the VIP lane.
PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A company at the heart of the government’s PPE operation was paid about £1.4bn during the pandemic, after being steered into the VIP lane.
PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Baroness Mone and her husband live in an offshore tax haven and have reportedly benefited from £65m in profits from the sale of unusable PPE during the pandemic.
Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage
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November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Baroness Mone and her husband live in an offshore tax haven and have reportedly benefited from £65m in profits from the sale of unusable PPE during the pandemic.
Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
PPE Medpro now owe HMRC £39 million on top of the £149 million owed to the Department of Health.
But this isn't just about money.
The likes of PPE Medpro prevented usable PPE from reaching those who desperately needed it.
Their greed killed.
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
But this isn't just about money.
The likes of PPE Medpro prevented usable PPE from reaching those who desperately needed it.
Their greed killed.
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
PPE company linked to Baroness Mone goes into administration owing taxman £39m
PPE Medpro owes HMRC £39m on top of the £148m in damages, costs and interests, owed to the Department of Health after the company lost a lawsuit over non-sterile gowns
www.mirror.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
PPE Medpro now owe HMRC £39 million on top of the £149 million owed to the Department of Health.
But this isn't just about money.
The likes of PPE Medpro prevented usable PPE from reaching those who desperately needed it.
Their greed killed.
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
But this isn't just about money.
The likes of PPE Medpro prevented usable PPE from reaching those who desperately needed it.
Their greed killed.
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
"The Inquiry, in its final module, must be able to look the bereaved in the eyes...to ask the most searching questions."
In the last module examining the impact of Covid on people, the Inquiry plans to call only ONE bereaved witness.
Bereaved families have been sidelined again.
In the last module examining the impact of Covid on people, the Inquiry plans to call only ONE bereaved witness.
Bereaved families have been sidelined again.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"The Inquiry, in its final module, must be able to look the bereaved in the eyes...to ask the most searching questions."
In the last module examining the impact of Covid on people, the Inquiry plans to call only ONE bereaved witness.
Bereaved families have been sidelined again.
In the last module examining the impact of Covid on people, the Inquiry plans to call only ONE bereaved witness.
Bereaved families have been sidelined again.
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting.
Important story from Byline Times.
Handing out contracts to those with connections rather than to experts had deadly consequences for our loved ones.
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Important story from Byline Times.
Handing out contracts to those with connections rather than to experts had deadly consequences for our loved ones.
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
bylinetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting.
Important story from Byline Times.
Handing out contracts to those with connections rather than to experts had deadly consequences for our loved ones.
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Important story from Byline Times.
Handing out contracts to those with connections rather than to experts had deadly consequences for our loved ones.
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Make the COVID vaccine universally available, free of charge.
Sign the petition below. ⬇️
c.org/BGp8KfHVzr
Sign the petition below. ⬇️
c.org/BGp8KfHVzr
We Can Make an Impact.
Make COVID vaccine universally available in the UK - free of charge.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Make the COVID vaccine universally available, free of charge.
Sign the petition below. ⬇️
c.org/BGp8KfHVzr
Sign the petition below. ⬇️
c.org/BGp8KfHVzr
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐏 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐁𝐄!
The Government has the power to act. It's time Covid crooks were held accountable.
Click the link below to contact your MP ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/letters/mone...
The Government has the power to act. It's time Covid crooks were held accountable.
Click the link below to contact your MP ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/letters/mone...
Write to your MP to demand Michelle Mone is stripped of her peerage and OBE
Please write to your MP asking them to support our campaign to remove Michelle Mone from the House of Lords and strip her of her OBE. She should not keep honours and influence while £122 million of pu...
actionnetwork.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐏 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐁𝐄!
The Government has the power to act. It's time Covid crooks were held accountable.
Click the link below to contact your MP ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/letters/mone...
The Government has the power to act. It's time Covid crooks were held accountable.
Click the link below to contact your MP ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/letters/mone...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
It's clear that Mone believes she is unaccountable.
She has no place in the House of Lords or holding an OBE.
If you agree, sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
Let's force the Government to listen.
#CovidCrooks
She has no place in the House of Lords or holding an OBE.
If you agree, sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
Let's force the Government to listen.
#CovidCrooks
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's clear that Mone believes she is unaccountable.
She has no place in the House of Lords or holding an OBE.
If you agree, sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
Let's force the Government to listen.
#CovidCrooks
She has no place in the House of Lords or holding an OBE.
If you agree, sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
Let's force the Government to listen.
#CovidCrooks
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
This morning, Covid Justice member Naomi Fulop went on LBC to explain why the Inquiry has been so critical and why we are campaigning for the Hillsborough Law.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This morning, Covid Justice member Naomi Fulop went on LBC to explain why the Inquiry has been so critical and why we are campaigning for the Hillsborough Law.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
This Inquiry is far from perfect.
But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This Inquiry is far from perfect.
But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
There is a reason that establishment figures like Nigel Farage don't like public inquiries.
They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
There is a reason that establishment figures like Nigel Farage don't like public inquiries.
They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
The cost of the Covid Inquiry so far amounts to 0.01% of annual Gov spending.
The likes of Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are now saying this is too expensive, and it should be wound up.
That's 0.01% for an inquiry into the worst public health crisis in a generation.
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The likes of Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are now saying this is too expensive, and it should be wound up.
That's 0.01% for an inquiry into the worst public health crisis in a generation.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The cost of the Covid Inquiry so far amounts to 0.01% of annual Gov spending.
The likes of Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are now saying this is too expensive, and it should be wound up.
That's 0.01% for an inquiry into the worst public health crisis in a generation.
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The likes of Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are now saying this is too expensive, and it should be wound up.
That's 0.01% for an inquiry into the worst public health crisis in a generation.
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
She's laughing in the face of everyone who has lost a family member to Covid.
Yet she sits in the Lords and still holds an OBE.
If you think the Government should act, sign our petition: c.org/XbVkG7Jrw4
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Yet she sits in the Lords and still holds an OBE.
If you think the Government should act, sign our petition: c.org/XbVkG7Jrw4
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Disgraced peer Michelle Mone snaps up £10m Florida pad despite £122m PPE scandal
The lavish pad, located on Florida's 'Billionaire Island' was bought just before the High Court ruled Mone and her husband must repay £122 million to the Government
www.mirror.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
She's laughing in the face of everyone who has lost a family member to Covid.
Yet she sits in the Lords and still holds an OBE.
If you think the Government should act, sign our petition: c.org/XbVkG7Jrw4
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Yet she sits in the Lords and still holds an OBE.
If you think the Government should act, sign our petition: c.org/XbVkG7Jrw4
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Millions of surgical gowns from PPE Medpro were not just unusable; a court heard they could seriously harm or kill patients.
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone 'should be stripped of OBE', Covid bereaved families say
A group representing 7,000 Covid bereaved families said it was a 'disgrace' the Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone still held the gong and called on government to act
www.mirror.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Millions of surgical gowns from PPE Medpro were not just unusable; a court heard they could seriously harm or kill patients.
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
👀 We’ve written to Honours Forfeiture Committee setting out why they should remove #MichelleMone OBE
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Michelle Mone 'should be stripped of OBE', Covid bereaved families say
A group representing 7,000 Covid bereaved families said it was a 'disgrace' the Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone still held the gong and called on government to act
www.mirror.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
👀 We’ve written to Honours Forfeiture Committee setting out why they should remove #MichelleMone OBE
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@cbffjuk.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
We’ve formally written to the Honours Committee calling for Baroness Mone to be stripped of her OBE.
No one who profited from unusable PPE while people died without protection should hold an honour.
It's in the Government's power to make this happen. They must act now.
No one who profited from unusable PPE while people died without protection should hold an honour.
It's in the Government's power to make this happen. They must act now.
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We’ve formally written to the Honours Committee calling for Baroness Mone to be stripped of her OBE.
No one who profited from unusable PPE while people died without protection should hold an honour.
It's in the Government's power to make this happen. They must act now.
No one who profited from unusable PPE while people died without protection should hold an honour.
It's in the Government's power to make this happen. They must act now.