Dyson

There was frustration with the ownership as chief executive Phil Parsons - who joined from Dyson in July 2023 - had limited experience in the game and the club struggled to move quickly enough to get deals done last summer.

There was frustration with the ownership as chief executive Phil Parsons - who joined from Dyson in July 2023 - had limited experience in the game and the club struggled to move quickly enough to get deals done.

Michael Gove has told the Covid inquiry it was "ludicrous" to suggest he tried to force through a deal for a new ventilator made by the electronics giant Dyson without proper safety checks.

A provisional order for 10,000 machines was placed at the time, but the deal was scrapped after Dyson failed to win regulatory approval.

A number of major companies were involved, including the carmakers Ford and MacLaren, and the electronic giant Dyson.