Dyson will no longer be supplying ventilators to the NHS to treat coronavirus patients after being told by the government their services were no longer required.
The company’s founder, Sir James Dyson, said the company had already spent around £20m on the project but would not be seeking any public money to cover its costs, after being asked to stand down.
In total, 10,000 were ordered by the government last month, but the billionaire founder told the Daily Telegraph that the government had done a U-turn.
In an email to staff, Sir James Dyson said his company had designed the "CoVent" at the request of Boris Johnson and promised to donate 5,000 to the international relief effort.