Carol Vorderman reviews Michelle Mone's husband's statement | LBC

Michelle Mone has said she stands to benefit from a contract between the government and the Covid equipment company PPE Medpro. Her husband, Doug Barrowman, has released a statement on the recent media 'upheaval' at the story - Carol takes a look at this all.
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[@nightlordAL]

Let's never forget Hancock giving out covid contracts to friends and family. He needs holding to account

[@Paul-eb4jp]

They were all at it that's why Mone contacted Gove directly.

[@jonconnor9601]

He needs to be in jail

[@johncoffey724]

They all need imprisonment, including Rishi!!!!

[@lesleymaclennan7899]

He will get his day for it

[@SimonCox-d6r]

What about the big boss Boris

[@aj7347]

This is outrageous, Politicians should not be allowed to invest or profit from government contracts. This is a serious conflict of interest, and breach of trust

[@damianmichaelides179]

Rigging contracts / corruption is also illegal.

[@michaelmcmillan7458]

It happens all the time. How much money has been wasted on high speed rail? And if we are a united nation , why doesn’t high speed rail terminate in Edinburgh? Meanwhile the roads in Scotland are a pure state.

[@rosiebell9391]

We have a load of S--,why not just be honest and say that,

[@clancywiggam]

@@michaelmcmillan7458 I was teaching a load of 14 year olds recently and they did not think the UK was a country, they thought England was their country. The UK's bizarre tactic of claiming to be made up of different countries is not helping the sense of unity. I'm not British. I find it very peculiar. A country within a country?

[@barrybarry6592]

It runs deeply to the heart of government it seems

[@ithames2753]

If my company was found to have supplied faulty goods, we'd be expected to recall the product, provide a full refund to our customers and dispose of the faulty goods at our own cost, and so should PPE Medpro.

[@duncabiscuit]

I agree. I work for a company that was supplied faulty PPE during the pandemic. We immediately returned it and got a full refund. That is just normal contractual business.

[@davidwarburton-burley9967]

And if you've supplied the goods at a grossly inflated price as part of fraudulent procurement activity you would likely end up being arrested.

[@kwakagreg]

@@davidwarburton-burley9967 not in Oz. probably get a thousand dollar fine and a chance to do it again.. some of our latest bus and ferry debacles speak for themselves.and we wont mention Defence... although I must admit a now non existent oil company was absolutely brilliant many years ago when it came to some adulterated fuel. If all companies acted like that there would be no complaints.

[@peternelson7048]

"Should"??? When will it sink in that the country is an oligarchy and there is no justice for those who profit from it?

[@MrArchie800]

When I ran a small business I made a mistake in my employer contributions tax (I underpaid a relatively very small amount of £2300 by mistake), and the first I knew about it was when a tax inspector visited my home (no letter or phone call beforehand). They were very aggressive and when I told them 'it wasn’t intentional and I’d investigate the matter and sort it out’ their response was to threaten me! With legal action and bailiffs if I did not pay up in 7 days. It was a terrible experience so when I see stuff like this it makes my blood boil! So when people say there is ‘one rule for us and another for them’; that is not just a lazy trope but a simple fact of life in the UK.

[@katiie5512]

👌🏻💯💯💯

[@Kennykibble]

Ah...but you're one of the small people with no links to government and other wealthy people! Rules aren't for the wealthy, they're for the lowly folk like us!

[@tomdavies6443]

That is not really true tho. There IS one law for us but there is NO law for them. Regards from a Tom :)

[@chrism2922]

Your encounter with HMRC sounds absolutely frightening. I've had my own experience of unpleasantness from the HMRC. In my opinion, they are, along with post office inspectors and even OfSted, state sponsored bullies. They've been given too much power to wield it in any way they choose. Threatening and instilling fear is something I'd expect from gangsters, not civil servants. How do they sleep at night?

[@t.jconnolly6492]

Who do the government serv not the public so that only leaves them selves ,in the words of Dell boy nice little earner nexst year they all be million airs

[@smon4164]

So much respect for Carol Vorderman, Dr Goyal and LBC for giving them both the platform. Thank you for bringing truth and transparency in a time where the so called leaders who have infiltrated our political system are only interested in selling away whatever they can to the highest bidder for their own personal gain.

[@richmorris2870]

I work for my local city council. I can’t buy a new stapler without doing a ‘best value test’ and filling out a form. This whole thing is pure corruption!

[@curlysue3620]

I work for county council, same as. However councillors are given funding to help causes in their area and came out last year in council staff meeting that some of them have been not spending it that year as saving it for larger projects. This has never been picked up before a councillor slip of tongue. So checks are still not being done. I’ve lost faith in my employers. They even pay for food for some large department meetings. I personally told director that money should be used to help towards tax payers. I took my sandwiches as a protest.

[@Non-dual-mind1]

I worked for both county and city councils. The councilor responsible for parking was on the make. The guy who did cash collections and machine maintenance "always" had one mechanism which was bent and spat the coins into the case instead of the sealed boxes. This was collected by the officers and split between the councilor and the guys in the cash office. They'd move the mechanism around the busiest car park to avoid it always being the same machine being reported as a defect. You won't find a single honest councilor or MP. They ALL exploit their positions.

[@johnsmart2616]

Remove this at your peril

[@woodencreatures]

Nobody can tell me that the Tory party is not a criminal cartel

[@Sensiking19]

Its the system the tories just happen to be the class that set it up

[@audreymcgready4329]

Biggest criminal gang in the country.

[@stuartstretton6894]

So is sadiqs labor😮

[@bestbehave]

@@Sensiking19 Then thats the tories. You're kind of saying it's not the tories that is the problem, it's their behaviour....

[@Elwaves2925]

It's not the Tories that are criminal, it's the government. Doesn't matter which party is in, it's nothing more than a name and face change every election. They're all as criminal as each other.

[@lindacadogan6616]

It is so important that the corruption that occurred during the pandemic is made public and the UK population understand the real self centred priorities of the conservative MPs and peers. This whole sorry disclosure is heartbreaking and unforgivably disgraceful. Please step up Labour and liberal party.

[@eugeneclarke672]

And the tax payer picks up the bill.

[@phil4162]

I’m with you Linda. It’s an utter disgrace and the exposure needs to be doubled. The opposition really need to step up.

[@MrDavil43]

Err...and the other political parties are angels? They didn't raise so much as a whisper during all of the scams we've been subjected to over the last three or so years. They parroted the official line even though many highly qualified medics and finance people were trying to get the truth out but got censored and insulted for their efforts. I can't forgive them and will certainly not vote for any of them.

[@PatriciaBaldry]

😊😊

[@davesmith8721]

do you realy think the other parties will be any different,they are all corrupt.

[@bpdlr]

There should be a provision that all government contracts can only be issued to companies whose owners are registered to pay tax in the UK.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

It’s not “taking money away from those that need it”, it’s theft of money from those that need it, and taxpayers.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

The PPE-VIP scandal may be the biggest and most disturbing scandal in UK history this century.

[@brianferguson7840]

The one "true" comment from Michelle Mone is absolutely that "THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES" who walked away with hundreds of undeserved millions.

[@vinparaffin6082]

Yep, let's see the other recipients!

[@luminousfractal420]

Shes certainly bottom the pile.

[@1gerard47]

​@@soulsaver369list of what .biggest fuckups in the last tory government.

[@agf1700]

She was given an OBE AND then a life Peer! Jesus wept. The stench of corruption goes all the way to the top as in Boris Johnson’s Tenure as Prime Minister. No shame at all in the Tories.

[@nicksmith4361]

There were new companies being set up with no experience getting money for promised goods.

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

2 simple rules for life; No.1 - Never trust a tory No.2 - Never forget rule number 1

[@matlocklane687]

Carol, I do hope you continue to pursue this until such time these criminal politicians and their mates are put in front of a judge for their crimes against the British people. I suspect the anger I feel about this massive fraud is shared by many and won't go until there is full accountability.

[@johncopeland3826]

There was a guy the BBC in London interviewed around about the time of the first lockdown when BoJo was talking about face masks and PPE in hospitals etc as a priority . The guy had a company whose job was the manufacturing of PPE for the HHS and the like . He did this job as a living even before Covid ,so he knew his business through experience of this kind of thing . He tendered for a contract to make the PPE clothing as he wanted to help the people and the country through the pandemic . He was refused the contract with a ...' maybe next time ' excuse from the Government ! Why did the Government award contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the likes of Mone and family who knew nothing about manufacturing PPE ,yet refused a contract to a company who did that kind of work on a daily business basis ? Its putrid . Its rancid . Its the Tory Government looking after their own at the expense of the rest . The rich getting richer as an obligation , even through a world crisis ... disgraceful !

[@jamessteel9016]

How are Mone and her dodgy husband not in prison?

[@markbullen5989]

They have have put aside 5m for legal challenges.

[@ilokivi]

Friends in low places.

[@melvert33]

The National Crime Agency are currently investigating them for fraud and bribery so we'll hear later this year if NCA has discovered any. I think that's why the two of them did a complete turnaround and admitted their involvement after 3 years of denying it. They wanted to drag the Tory government into this mess in the hope it'll deflect from their own crimes.

[@allanmason3201]

"Why aren't either the exceedingly well-connected Michelle Mone nor her multi-millionaire and also exceedingly well-connected husband in prison?" Yes, it is indeed a *_huge_* mystery.

[@g.pmoore4293]

And the rest of them .

[@catherinemartin6258]

I’m sick to death with this corrupt Tory government .

[@Dynasty1818]

Give it 6 months after Labour win, you'll want the Tories back due to sheer ineptitude of Labour.

[@bonwrentaylor2743]

@@Dynasty1818 I really don't think ANY party could be as corrupt, dishonest & incompetent as the Tories !!

[@NickRowsell]

Well said … bravo …

[@garryrobson8058]

@@Dynasty1818 You must have voted for this Tory shitshow!

[@geoffnorton9279]

How can anyone think that this is limited to The Tories?

[@JMJM75257]

And yet here we are seemingly powerless to hold these corrupt individuals accountable... I truly am sick of living with the consequences of our corrupt government.

[@williambelford9661]

There will be a General Election at some point this year, we should ALL seriously reflect on the past 14 years of Conservative Government and vote accordingly

[@MD-ud2le]

Would Labour be any better? I’m starting to think they’re all as bad as each other.

[@obscurazone]

​@@MD-ud2leI have to give you the benefit of doubt and trust you're not a bot or foreign entity or low rent Tory "activist" here to merely seed little doubts in the minds of voters...but in answer to your question "Would labour be any better" - YES. It's as simple an answer as that. We have historical data that very clearly shows the track records of both two major parties. During Tory rule, public spending goes down massively and waste of public money goes through the roof - as does cases of governmental corruption. The precise opposite is true of Labour governments. This is not opinion or open for debate, those are the facts. It is very easily the demonstrable truth, that the nation is "better" when being run by a Labour government, and entirely worse being run by a Tory government. Simple as that.

[@Heresy1987]

Starmer is the establishments man. Labour under him and probably anyone else would tow the establishments line. It simply cannot be allowed and tolerated by the ruling class to have a viable existing alternative to their power. So, Labour is there to placate all that. Are Labour the lesser of the two evils, probably. But that's not anything close to what decent working class people desire in the capitalist hellhole of a landscape. Here's how i see it....Tories are that right wing and corrupt, people get eventually sick of them (given that they've ostensibly been in power for 44 years,including the new Labour project under Thatcherite adoring Blair), then vote in a Labour government under Starmer. Starmer then is obviously a dud and cant do anything, certainly not in the 44 year timeframe and then people will then switch back to the Tories. Better the devil you know in some peoples minds, which is a terrible mindset to have. We only have to look at the extreme lies told to the British people about Corbyn to know that anyone approaching even suggesting a fairer system for ordinary decent people will have their reputations (whether personal or political) absolutely obliterated. I acknowledge and respect the work that Carol is doing these days. I fear though given previous examples of people putting their heads up over the trench, that the right wing establishment won't allow such criticisms to continue unabated. Hence we'll see a slanderous onslaught against Carol by the right wing press etc.

[@Heresy1987]

@@fullmontyuk i agree with what you're saying. Ive no interest in being a Labour cheerleader. They dont act in the interests of the working class. I have a healthy hatred and distaste for the cult of personality syndrome that infects the population, so i could never get on board with Corbyn (i could never fathom how he was viewed as some sort of saviour), despite thinking that some of his personal views are obviously admirable. Could any of the UK current predicaments be down to Brexit? Im not stating that it is, just posing the question.

[@jenniferholden9397]

These thieves should be prosecuted and if found guilty sent to prison after the stolen monies are taken back for the NHS and be stripped of all honours and titles and pensions.

[@DJWESG1]

400 years... Thats not them simply thinking they can get away with it, its them knowing they can get away with it.

[@Frederique41]

Indeed

[@leroysimon5692]

👍🏾

[@goblinwisdom]

They have literally made an education system separate from ours that teaches their kids, how they are special and deserve to do whatever they want.

[@sianscountrylife4925]

I'd love it if Carol had a regular show . She's absolutely great Well informed , factual , indepth , true 👍

[@cupguin]

I was just thinking I wish I could subscribe to her show.

[@mogznwaz]

Only because she says what you like to hear - a truly objective person would play Devils Advocate and find you can pick apart a lot of it

[@psrpippy]

@@mogznwaz no, she holds those in power to account just as she would if we had a labour government.

[@Wimblefish]

​@mogznwaz unfortunately, when presenters/journalists play devil's advocate, they are accused of not knowing what they believe in. When they pick a side, they're called biased. I, personally, agree with you that presenters should be able to play devil's advocate - in certain circumstances. There is no justifying what Baroness Mone and the Tory Party have done over the last few years. The amount they have all profited is disgusting, whilst the rest of the country freeze, starve, and get evicted. There is nothing to play devil's advocate about, the things the Tory Party have done are WRONG, IMMORAL, and on occasion, ILLEGAL. Strikes, immigration, public service wages, public spending etc etc etc, are all subjects that could do with a little devil's advocate. There's something to be said for both points of view. I've seen this happen when MPs are interviewed - the presenter will question Tories from a Labour standpoint and vice versa, and all the comments say they are biased one way or the other. They can't win either way, especially when people only watch the clips rather than the whole show

[@uniquevideosUk]

She's horrid, bitter & fake, go look back at Carol cozying upto the Tories, but when it benefited her, some ppl will believe anything, when the facts are Carol is as bad as o'boring

[@onlyme219]

The more I see and listen to Carol at the moment the more I like and respect her

[@jamessteel9016]

She’s a national treasure

[@onlyme219]

@@jamessteel9016 Agreed

[@daydays12]

me too!

[@missl8894]

Agreed 👍 😊

[@enigmabletchley6936]

What surprised me a lot at the time was that at the height of the pandemic I was buying high quality masks, gloves and other PPE supplies for myself (so I could travel on public transport for work) without any problems. I kept on thinking, "how is this possible?". I now assume that reputable companies could not supply their product to the NHS as the procurement was all going to these fly-by-night, incompetent, pandemic profiteers, so it was going into private retailers.

[@aedwards4496]

You were misled, along with millions of others. But kept thinking you were right. Those items were all useless anyway. Most of Africa didn't get any vaccines and they still did ok.

[@jeffmcninch6563]

As an ICU nurse during that whole time, we had substandard, cheap and irregular suppliers of PPE which was to protect US that simply lined these crooks pockets. An absolute scandal.

[@fizzedupslade4082]

Thank you for keeping this PPE VIP lane scandal discussed. Doing a great job Carol. I am very concerned about this NHS contract given to P Thiel, a man who helped put Trump in the Whitehouse, and may do so again though I don't know for sure. So interesting that these corporate vipers who love to put down those unfortunate enough to live on benefits are happy to promote/lobby politicians that promote cutting tax for the super rich and provide low taxes for their businesses at the cost of revenue. The fact that some data is redacted on this NHS contract is a scandal, given that I have not given permission for my health data to used other than to provide assistance to NHS staff so they assist in my health journey. This is our tax money being spent here! Please keep this story alive.

[@luminousfractal420]

The vipers/ viperism has a name. Eugenics/eugenicists. Born out of darwins insane cousin and spread around london, before being adopted in the usa and made law. Last forced sterilisation of a person was 1981 in the usa. Educate people on this topic if you can, its been somewhat removed from "our" education.

[@camo68]

TRUMP24

[@paulwilliammonks1]

​@@camo68 YouNeed2GetALife24 !

[@gordonstrong5232]

​@@camo68👈 Cultist

[@jamesdonald8458]

Trump is the man highlighting all this corruption and if he doesn’t get in 24 we are all finished, your watching the wrong channels

[@tristanbareham5638]

This should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country, instead people are fed the usual distractions and lies. Everyone involved who enabled this theft of our, taxpayer, resources should be tried and full legal sanctions applied.

[@allip4226]

That’s the right-wing client media for you! Many of them aren’t newspapers any more, they’re the PR arms of billionaire special interests.

[@csharpe5787]

If some some poor person who can’t afford to put the heating on, claims a penny more in benefits. They are thrown into jail and find, but not the privilege that’s just called profit.

[@MrMessiah44]

Don't forget small boats.

[@stephanguitar9778]

​@@MrMessiah44Yes, the small boats that have been kept in place as the tories "get out of jail" card for the last few years.

[@stephanguitar9778]

​@@ME-ol9gkI thought brexit was going to do that.

[@hanselmansell7555]

For the sake of our country Carol needs her own show!!!

[@michaelmurray7379]

My blood is boiling because of there actions and the fact that they will get away with it. The time has come for the British public to fight back.

[@davidminnis3336]

Well done Carol, please keep doing what your doing! This country needs more people like you

[@thomasmccafferty8203]

When will Michelle Mone be brought to justice ?

[@johndavies6258]

She won’t they will get away with it by some means probably a payment

[@bigpants6121]

NHS should get their money back.@@johndavies6258

[@allip4226]

@@johndavies6258This is the trouble - at worst she’ll have to pay back some of what she conned out of us taxpayers. Meanwhile, poor people who cheat the benefits system for a few thousand receive criminal consequences. It’s a two-tier justice system and it’s disgusting. Roll on the general election!

[@endintiers]

And Cameron for appointing her.

[@IMBlakeley]

I'd be shocked and indeed pleasantly surprised if she and her husband suffer any real consequence for this. Now of course if she were a single parent who'd cocked up a benefit claim for £5 it would be different.

[@stephenarcher8929]

Well done Carol. You absolutely shredded them. Now what I want to know is if you, acting alone with a little help from your friends can do this, why can't the BBC?

[@MarkReynolds-c2o]

LBC should give Carol her own show, deserves it after the continuous campaign by both GBIASNews and TalkTV to get her the sack from the BBC, she speaks up for us and voices her opinion on those tory peerage and donors that made huge amount of money from PPE contracts. Keep going Carol.

[@chatham43]

She broke BBC impartiality rules. That's why she was sacked. She knew the rules when she signed up.

[@davidfisher3273]

The BBC is between a rock and a hard place. If they let people like Carol crusade on issues that impact them then they will legislate to privatise the bbc.

[@grahambuckerfield4640]

@@chatham43 GB ‘News’ breaks OFCOM rules on a very regular basis yet receives no sanction, presumably ‘friends’ installed there. Really though, these huge numbers about fraud of the most blatant kind, which is profiteering in an emergency. They liked to, in 2020, evoke the WW2 ‘spirit’, fine, since profiteering then meant prison. Often with hard labour. Trying to brush this off with Carol did this, seems desperate. Are the facts stated by her wrong? File with ‘we lost those WhatsApp messages at a very convenient time’.

[@williambelford9661]

@@chatham43 you are ignoring the fact that the BBC changed those rules AFTER she signed up and that Gary Lineker broke the self-same rule with no consequences.

[@AndrewRance-y3c]

Well done, Carol, for a great piece of investigative journalism!

[@jamesc7019]

Brilliant how she is exposing Govt corruption.

[@michaelblack2334]

Why is no action ever taken, these people should be in jail

[@daviddenham1511]

Why?!….. nothing will happen to them!….disgusting

[@AntonyClayton-eq1ul]

Funny how it all keeps leading back to Sunak. Evan as chancellor, and his fraudulent 'Eat Out To Help Out' anti social distancing psychopathy.

[@johngreenhorn8853]

​@michaelblack2334 Do you believe the same of the EU i do,we got our chance to rid ourselves of the biggest criminal organisation in Europe and we did it,surely we can do the same with the Tories and Liebour,please tell me you do not oppose brexit I find it an almost laughable anomaly if you do.

[@johngreenhorn8853]

​@@daviddenham1511Same as the corrupt EU and yet we have millions supposedly opposed to brexit why, i am perplexed by that they want rid of the corrupt Tories and quite rightly so,but want a return to the EU the biggest criminal in Europe if not the world.

[@carolspencer6915]

Just hearing the words NHS spoken is almost a giant trigger. TRIGGERing at times multiple fleeting unkindly thoughts feelings and indeed not so pleasant memory and experience. After eighteen years of service as a Mental Health Nurse I'm about done with the big mess this public organisation is evidently been subversively reduced too. For both many professional and personal reason. What to do next in my career? Is as terrifying as admitting my employer, our NHS is a bit of a broken mess, etc etc. Truly grateful for your candour. 💜

[@lambopaints]

Can we get Carol as a regular on LBC please.

[@deanwhitemusic]

Appalling! How could you ever vote for the Tories again?

[@noneofyourbizness]

folks have been saying that since 1981 as the nation/economy was brought to its knees through thatcher's deep loathing for people who work for a living....a tory tradition that continues to this very day....but the entire UK news media supports tory and it decides what the voters need to know and how to think, every single day. "working people = bad/lazy/scroungers. rich people = geniuses/ gods/always deserve more of everything except taxation...that should be zero"

[@CaptainFearless1]

so right but there are still plenty of voters who think their wealth will rub off on them if they put an x in the con box but how deluded they must be eh

[@eddie1330]

Your right, problem is Labour are ever worse

[@djmarti7773]

Because of a corrupt media

[@diggerman00007]

Starmer is Tory light... so least of 2 evils

[@peteramsay7149]

Why is this not being reported on the mainstream media, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5!!?

[@JohnSmith-bh4zx]

Carol is very impressive, she deserves her own show.

[@markbullen5989]

Where are the lawyers. Oh yes on the pay roll of the government.

[@shanedjoy8954]

That’s the trick…

[@dwnvwdjvn]

Well done Carol. I would love her to have a permanent slot on LBC

[@chatham43]

She might get a graveyard slot but all the prime slots are spoken for.

[@lee4862]

I watched the Michelle Mone interview & was amazed at both her & her husbands brass neck when they looked all fraught & said 'we looked at each other & decided how we could help' - then went on to make 30% profit ! they should have added 'ourelves' to the end of that statement - surely on a 200 million contract one to five percent would have been an acceptable profit to cover the costs of setting up etc but 30% is outragous - they should both go to jail fo profiteering & the 60 million profit should be paid back

[@shiftylad9938]

These politicians should properly do time.

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

tories are utterly corrupt

[@dillsha9599]

Glad someone is actually talking about this. I was so fed up of people saying the government was trying it's best, I was complaining about this stuff at the time! If I knew then a lot of others knew and mainstream media just chose not to report it

[@johnturner9704]

The consensus of opinions leaves no doubt Of Public Anger at the level of greed and corruption Carol Vorderman direct questioning has begun to expose that is mind boggling in the Sums Of Taxpayers Money Stolen Over Decades Now What Actions Will Be Taken Immediately to expose All Those Involved in a bigger Theft than any recorded in the modern history of the once productive creative United Kingdom now Bankrupt Due To Politicians and Financial combined Deliberate Criminal Behaviour involving £ Trillions Of Taxpayers Money A certain Minister Gove has a lot of questions to answer he has failed to come clean so for but he is Only One Of Many The Police Need To Question Immediately.

[@MiniPhone-s7u]

It's related to the NHS, but specifically about ambulance waiting times. A friend if mine told me that his 86 year old aunt waited 18 HOURS for one to arrive on the 23rd if December I live in a real developing country where there isn't even one properly funded ambulance service and less than 100 for a whole country let alone a national one so for that to happen in the world's 6th biggest economy in a Conservative run borough is mind boggling.

[@glenallen196]

Watched Carol for years...always trusted her numbers and so far on transparency, sincerity and integrity she has imbued the same sense. Keep it up carol

[@davidharness1507]

A Shining star is Carol. To me she is what a politician should be. Looking out for the people. That has all been lost.

[@ClaireGrady-s9g]

No wonder GBnews and Talk TV hate this brilliant reporter. The simple truth is anathema to them.

[@chatham43]

They don't hate her. Maybe they disagreed with her using a publicly funded organisation as a platform for her views. If there's any hatred it's not coming from them.

[@ClaireGrady-s9g]

Have you ever watched the likes of Patrick Christie, Mike Graham or Jeremy Kyle? They hate virtually anything and anyone who is not far right and affiliated to the Reform Party(PC more than most)@@chatham43

[@Lynnefromlyn]

@@chatham43that’s total BS They hate and fear her. And it was using the BBC as a “platform for her own views” it was exposing criminality by the government. You of course would sooner it was swept under the carpet. That tells us all we need to know about your abysmal standards.

[@alanbarker2279]

@@chatham43 🤣😂🤣

[@chatham43]

@alanbarker...pleased that you concur...we need to fight the hate!

[@hermandobernardes722]

Carol is brilliant, she has to have her own spot

[@BoostyGeoff]

WHY ARENT OUR POLICE INVESTIGATING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE GOVORNMENT?!?!

[@fingersforey1]

Thank you so much for doing what you do. You lift the moral standard of this country. Please keep going.

[@adriandaw3451]

I totally agree. What also makes me fume is the attitude that "Boris did everything for covid". He threw everything at the NHS to sort out. And they managed like heros. It's a shame banging saucepans doesn't pay mortgages.

[@Simon-Smith.]

Amazing work Carol, thank you. I'd love to see LBC offer more programs like these to uncover the huge corruption. The public have the right to know.

[@carolewynn9407]

Amazing work for what ? Things that the average person was aware of from day one. All the contracts were given to "business associates ", both parties were involved . Let's not forget the billions of furlough fraud written off, again Tories and Labour both involved. The £10,000 given to all MPs at the start of the fiasco , so they could work from home, not one MP refused it. I think Ms Vorderman is desperately trying to make herself "worthy" not just for her plastic surgery.😂

[@truth121]

Investing in their own pockets

[@stephanguitar9778]

Starmer should promise a proper enquiry into the PPE handouts, ie to trace every penny.

[@robertoneill8022]

Absolutely disgusting,why does nobody know about the extent of this corruption? keep going Carol,

[@poplife123]

Carol, i salute and commend the essential work you are doing to bring this to light .....note the tory mainstream will not report on this so its imperative you continue this work and maybe right a book about it. ❤

[@annastracke8585]

I was never a fan of Count down and therefore not much of a fan regards Carol Vorderman, but boy, I am now ! Love her cool take-downs, backed up by facts and figures, go get them, you are doing a fine job!

[@sharondexter8361]

I know a ex paramedic that during COVID had to wear a welding type mask and a haz suit they had to get themselves because there was nothing for her ,and a heart surgeon in Manchester who also had no PPE yet went to save lives every day during the pandemic. He died with COVID. How dare they get away with knowingly killing people just to make money🤬

[@patrickh8602]

I watched the programme about the Post Office Horizon scandal last night and I thought that made me angry! These pandemic profiteers need to suffer the consequences of their greed and criminality, prosecutions and asset seizures should be happening to all of them not just Mone and her husband.

[@neilhedley6080]

This scandle needs to be investigated in a proper manner and if fraud is found the guilty should be jailed

[@julianshepherd2038]

PPE and test and trace seems to have cost in England many times what it cost in Scotland. Scottish Government knows it will have it's spending externally audited and a report sent to Westminster.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Audit Scotland hire accountancy firms to do the audit and publish on line for all to see, for free.

[@iancollins4320]

What amazes me is how quiet Labour are about this issue.

[@johngarrett8791]

Barrowman actually said "I'm a very private person which is why I live on the Isle of Man"

[@DoFeedThePigeons]

Jeremy Clarkson also pulls off the Isle of Man trick, along with all the other rich elites on this island

[@adeofbass]

Kleptocracy. Plain and simple

[@waynegazard5038]

He summed it up this was not a victimless crime ,it wasn't usual incompetence, it was a criminal act carried out by the tories.

[@markedwardsuk]

The knowledge that money enters the NHS and then immediately leaves to fund private companies, likely charging massive margins, has been a long-standing source of frustration. When I hear the government boast about their NHS investment, knowing that most of it instantly funds private companies at high margins, it feels infuriating. Can we truly say with certainty that no ministers are receiving kickbacks from these deals? I understand some might find that suggestion far-fetched, and may even mone about it even being suggested, but it's not implausible.

[@janicereadymartcher7696]

A plumber friend of mine got a contract for nhs work and one of his workers said “if we take our time on this it will last us months” to which he replied “ you take your time and you will be looking for another job”. These are the bosses we need.

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

How many people died directly because of Mone’s useless PPE and the extra time it took to supply or not supply that corrupted supply line.

[@rogermoore5761]

I wasnt a fan of CV but after listening to this I am fast becoming one!

[@colinbottoms3303]

They don't think they can get away with it, they *know* they *shall* get away with it.

[@aideylarge]

Fantastic work Carol. The corruption is horrendous and greed unimaginable. Nothing will happen to the offenders but if you are a single parent with a spare bedroom the full weight of the system will descend on you to get the bedroom tax. Just wait until CBDC's are here to see how unjust things can really get!

[@seanryan3837]

Well said Carol and Dan. People need to know this

[@miltex24]

The same government threatens me with jail if I don’t pay my tax on time when corporate companies don’t even pay half of what I’m paying

[@anthonysimms8359]

Its called laundering tax payers money for personal financial gain.

[@johnyoung1167]

Vorders is doing the lord’s work! Thank you Carol!

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Which one? Lord Voldemort?

[@SimonSmith-yd6tt]

@@petyrkowalski9887 don't you mean Vorder-mort? 😆

[@suzannebouse8747]

You’re doing a great job Carol keep it up People need to be educated on what’s going on in this country with this government

[@lindacotterillformerlylind5595]

Carol Vorderman would make an excellent Prime Minister!

[@rafa374]

Yes stand for prlt or pm

[@cupguin]

While I think she's fantastic, she really wouldn't. The current problem is the role of PM shouldn't be a matter of popularity but rather a position that reflects acquired political skills from years of experience in office. It's also partially how the VIP lane fraud worked. This vague notion that successful people can be successful in whatever job they put their hands too. Mone had no relevant experience but she did run a successful lingerie company which was close enough in the minds of Tories to give them cover for handing her a contract. I'm sure there's plenty of "well they'd made money in the past" logic to explain why people were handed contracts they had no chance of fulfilling. Gove famously said "people have had enough experts" and while there's some missing nuance in that quote he's not entirely wrong. People are so desperate for change they think outsiders will solve things because they are outsiders. They want to hear opposing views even when there's consensus amongst anyone sensible. It's understandable but everyone has to avoid clinging to that because it's the exact same mindset that has led to one political disaster after another. There are plenty of roles for Vorderman in the news media and in politics but likely a terrible Prime Minister.

[@noneofyourbizness]

they'd have to silence her. (see also: the establishment's reaction after corbyn wiped out the tory majority in 2017 election ) can't have the electorate discovering that their very worst fears about 'the establishment', tory corruption / the city, offshore lawless money flows, and the devious charade of democracy in the UK are but the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

[@Notalloldpeople]

@@cupguinperfectly put. We don’t want people leading the country whose only relevant quality is being ‘popular’

[@sydnorth5868]

It's unlikely she would be an excellent PM. She would however be a better MP for Richmond (N Yorks) than the current one!

[@martinrobinson9061]

Keep up the fight Carol. Great work highlighting the Tories giving money to their friends and donors. Speaking truth to power.

[@pauldavies6037]

Well done Carol has done her homework

[@MargaretDeakin-d6m]

I have watched the Tories gas light us the electorate for over 7 years. [no doubt it has been going on longer]They announce some positive policy or funding and then it gets kicked into the long grass, or funding is left in an account unspent then returned to the treasury. I am most concerned about the cost of private consultations, are these another way to pay their mates huge amounts of money without any positive outcomes to the UK and people? Another area of concern is the bidding system for funding, and how allocation is decided. Is this system just another way to funnel to their chosen areas cash, and keep councils in line? Once the Tories are out of government, the research into their years of spending needs to be investigated, recorded and regurgitated continuously so the public never forget the corruption and self serving of this party. Yes, they really have been having a party at the expense of the UK taxpayer.

[@MsOpportunity68]

One of the things that should be pointed out, PPE Medpro was only registered as an incorporated company in the UK on 12 May 2020 and the copyright on their website page is also 2020, which suggests that this company didn't even exist before then.

[@bigpants6121]

But they were big in Ladies underwear then!

[@MsOpportunity68]

@@bigpants6121 Ladies underwear is a far cry from providing PPE fit for use. Add to the fact that they spent years denying that Barrowman and Mohe spent years denying that they had anything to do with PPE Medpro.. Why do that if you have nothing to hide?

[@phoneme52xxx6]

PPE Medpro was a pop up company set up to benefit from the VIP lane. Essentially, the company acted as a middleman in sourcing PPE from China where Mone had connections from her Ultimo lingerie days. Given that her husband is a tax payer on the Isle of Man, there will be no benefit to the U.K. exchequer even more so because the money has been placed in trust for their families. Remember, only little people pay taxes…

[@karenhamill8702]

Love Carol someone who asks the right questions.

[@raymondjmetcalfe2927]

When ever this subject pops up i wonder how many lives where lost because of the lack of proper ppe. There is blood on a lot of hands

[@emmaj4025]

We need more people like wonderful Carol, exposing the corrupt MP and the PM present and EX PM 's

[@stevenwebster4341]

Brilliant reporting Carol. You don’t need to do this, thank you so much for caring.

[@dougiesmall8401]

I am disgusted and ashamed of these people who profiteered from others suffering!?!?

[@chromatec4311]

LBC please take note - people want to hear more from Carol - please give her a regular spot.

[@Pieman2008i]

I really hope this doesnt blow over and they find all of these companies and recoup as much as possible and the people involved charged with fraud as any of us mere peons would be.

[@bard.college]

Jail!

[@RobertMiller-ye9hm]

MONE has children now that’s scary. Can imagine her telling them to copy other exam papers. Wots wrong with that children

[@hg82met]

They've pocketed £200+ million of taxpayers' money and did not deliver a single usable piece of PPE and still they are the victims, woe is me!

[@GDSweeney]

Carole V and James O’ B….are the necessary thorns in the side of the right wing media and establishment! More Carole please👊 She da man!!

[@sydnorth5868]

7:17 she looks straight at the camera and tells it exactly as it is!

[@soulmod63]

well done Carol, & for goodness sake, keep it up

[@peterfoulkes2691]

Carol a fantastic show, you have got to keep this running for the public to be more and more informed , theirs too many greasy palms involved, dig more please

[@lindsaymccartney2480]

How can they find £22 billion woeth of fraud and then take no action immediately???? To retrace where the money went

[@samandjanesbubble3354]

Thank goodness for you Carol BUT what is the answer? when are these people going to be held accountable

[@sydnorth5868]

I so hope that Carol stands as an Independant at the next GE against one of the Tory cabinet members, and all the other parties step down in that seat. She could so easily be the next Martin Bell!