Ex-health secretary accuses Tory peer of being threatening when trying to secure a contract for a firm.
, Mr Hancock claimed the Glasgow-born businesswoman had demanded his "urgent help" with a company, which he has not named.
He added: "She concluded by urging me to intervene 'to prevent the next bombshell being dropped on the government'.Mr Hancock said he was told the tests had not won any contracts because they had not passed the standards required. However, the commissioner says he is unable to finalise or publish his report because "the matter is under investigation by the police or another agency of a criminal investigation".Between May and June 2020, PPE Medpro was awarded two government contracts worth £203m to supply masks and medical gowns.
She told MPs it appeared "tens of millions of pounds" from the money awarded to the company "ended up in offshore accounts connected to the individuals involved".
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