Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure last night to launch a ‘cronyism’ investigation into Matt Hancock’s hiring of his close aide for taxpayer-funded roles. The Prime Minister yesterday accepted his Health Secretary’s apology for breaching social distancing rules after he was pictured kissing Gina Coladangelo in his office. But there are growing calls for Downing … Read more
Matt Hancock’s former neighbour and pub landlord is under investigation by the UK’s medical regulator, it has been revealed. Alex Bourne, who crossed paths with the Health Secretary while running the Cock Inn in Thurlow, West Suffolk, began producing millions of NHS Covid test vials during the pandemic after exchanging a personal WhatsApp messages with Mr Hancock. … Read more
Never has the thought of an ‘all-inclusive’ stay in a hotel taken on such sinister undertones. For £1,750 per person, you get ten nights in an airport Holiday Inn, Travelodge, Premier Inn or such like, where meals will be left outside your room on decontaminated trays and where you can’t open any of the windows … Read more
Never has the thought of an ‘all-inclusive’ stay in a hotel taken on such sinister undertones. For £1,750 per person, you get ten nights in an airport Holiday Inn, Travelodge, Premier Inn or such like, where meals will be left outside your room on decontaminated trays and where you can’t open any of the windows … Read more
People in areas hit by outbreaks of the South African Covid strain have slammed Matt Hancock as ‘out of touch’ after he said they should eat out of their freezer and store cupboards before considering leaving the house to shop for fresh food. The Health Secretary repeated warnings that the highly transmissible strain was the … Read more
How Matt Hancock’s obsession with the film Contagion – which sees disease-gripped nations battling for limited vaccine supplies – helped inspire him to prioritise Britain’s jab rollout Former DHSC adviser said Matt Hancock would ‘keep referring to end of the film’ Movie depicted vaccines being handed out using a lottery based on birth dates The … Read more
How Matt Hancock’s obsession with the film Contagion – which sees disease-gripped nations battling for limited vaccine supplies – helped inspire him to prioritise Britain’s jab rollout Former DHSC adviser said Matt Hancock would ‘keep referring to end of the film’ Movie depicted vaccines being handed out using a lottery based on birth dates The … Read more
Should Matthew Hancock’s proclamations get any more self-regarding they may need to carry a Government disclaimer. Pretty soon signs will have to flash up on the screens around the Commons. ‘Warning: Shameless self-promotion alert’, or: ‘The following statement may contain lengthy tracts of unbearable smugness.’ The reason for Mr Hancock’s bushy-tailed chirpiness of late is … Read more
Stanley Johnson has backed Matt Hancock’s decision to play rugby with his two sons in busy parks twice over the weekend. The Health Secretary today announced that he is isolating until Sunday after being ‘pinged’ by the NHS coronavirus app. But, strolling in the same park Mr Hancock was pictured in, Boris Johnson’s father insisted … Read more
Matt Hancock’s tone conjured up images of a giant-fanged monster: HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary announcing a new variant of coronavirus By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 15 December 2020 Matthew Hancock’s voice suddenly dropped an octave. That bossy, head prefect’s tone had … Read more