Matt Hancock apologises for late registration of shares in firm that had NHS contracts

Matt Hancock apologises after Commons watchdog finds he was late registering shares in firm that had NHS contracts Matt Hancock has apologised for delay registering shares in firm with NHS ties Commons watchdog said the ex-health secretary broke the rules by late action She said breach over Topwood shares was at ‘less serious’ end of … Read more

Government watchdog calls for review of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after Matt Hancock leak

Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more

Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo are not yet living as a couple

‘Together but apart’: Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo are not yet living as a couple but are building their relationship away from the public gaze, friends say Matt Hancock in contact with Ms Coladangelo but they’re not living together  Mr Hancock pictured collecting his belongings from his former marital home  He resigned in June after CCTV footage … Read more

Local politicians pass vote of no confidence in their MP Matt Hancock

Local politicians pass vote of no confidence in their MP Matt Hancock as they blast philandering ex-Health Secretary’s ‘hypocrisy and hubris’ Labour Mayor of Newmarket Michael Jefferys passed motion against Hancock The resolution states Hancock ‘neglected the best interests of his constituents’ The Conservative MP resigned from the Cabinet last month after footage was published of … Read more

Cheating Matt Hancock is already plotting his comeback

Cheating Matt Hancock is already plotting his comeback – even though he’s being urged by some former Cabinet colleagues to quit the Commons entirely Matt Hancock appealed to current and former Ministers for advice on comback Ex-colleagues say damage caused is so great that he will have to leave Commons They also warned even if … Read more

Lord Bethell under investigation over pass for Hancock aide

Health Minister Lord Bethell is under formal investigation by Lords standards watchdog over sponsoring parliamentary pass for Matt Hancock’s lover Lords Commissioner fo Standards has confirmed Lord Bethell subject to probe He is being investigated over a complaint he sponsored pass for Hancock aide  Matt Hancock’s embrace with Gina Coladangelo cost him his Cabinet job  … Read more

Disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock faces call to resign by constituency councillor

‘Let’s deselect selfish and egotistical Matt Hancock’: Disgraced former Health Secretary faces call to resign by constituency councillor as backlash over clinch with aide grows Tory councillor Ian Houlder has called for Matt Hancock to be deselected as MP The West Suffolk Council member said his behaviour had gone ‘beyond the pale’ Mr Houlder wrote … Read more

Commons Speaker orders security review after Hancock CCTV leak

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has ordered a review of parliamentary security amid growing concerns among MPs in the wake of Matt Hancock’s resignation following the leaking of CCTV footage.  The Commons Speaker said this afternoon that he had ‘directed senior officials to consider what implications there are for security arrangements’ in Parliament after the Whitehall leak.    … Read more

Ministers demand ‘urgent sweep’ of offices after Hancock CCTV leak

Ministers demand an ‘urgent sweep of all high-level government offices’ to see if they’re being filmed as MI5 ‘will discuss the leak of Matt Hancock CCTV footage with the Cabinet Office’ Cabinet ministers have demanded an urgent sweep of their offices for cameras Robert Buckland said ministers must have ‘safe space’ to read sensitive material  … Read more

Matt Hancock quit after 80 Tory MPs blasted attempt to cling on

Matt Hancock quit the Cabinet after 80 Tory MPs expressed fury at his initial attempt to cling on – but the ex-health secretary ‘will not accept £16,000 payout he is entitled to’ Matt Hancock quit after being told 80 Tory MPs had complained to the whips  Conservative backbenchers were furious at his initial attempt to … Read more