The decision could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company.

The decision, made by a judge at a hearing on Thursday, could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company.

PPE Medpro, a consortium led by Lady Mone’s husband, businessman Doug Barrowman, had been ordered to pay the sum after losing a High Court battle against the Department for Health and Social Care ...