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Five Tory MPs and peers who referred firms to controversial VIP lane
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A list of the 47 companies referred to the government’s VIP fast-track lane for contracts to supply PPE has been revealed. These are five of the significant political figures whose referrals ended up with the companies winning contracts.
According to a leaked document, Gove referred two firms that were listed in the so-called VIP lane during the pandemic. One was co-owned by a businessman, David Meller, who donated £3,250 to support Gove’s unsuccessful bid to become Conservative party leader in 2016. The company, Meller Designs, normally manufactured fashion and beauty products.
When Gove was education secretary, he appointed Meller to be a non-executive board member of the education department in 2013. Meller has been involved in running
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