Matt Hancock back tracks on return to work saying face-to-face contact is vital

Matt Hancock has back tracked on previous advice to urge Britons to get back to their desks, saying face-to-face contact is vital for building ‘rapport’ between colleagues and a ‘natural part of getting things done’. ‘Social relations are part and parcel of an effective working relationship that you can only really build up face-to-face,’ he … Read more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns UK-wide restrictions could be reimposed this winter

Nationwide restrictions cannot be ruled out should England see a spike in coronavirus cases this winter, the Health Secretary has warned. Matt Hancock also hinted that restrictions may not be eased over Christmas to avoid an ‘uptick’ in the number of Covid-19 cases. Mr Hancock said countries in others parts of the world were already … Read more

Matt Hancock grilled over supply teacher coronavirus risk

Matt Hancock insists it will be up to schools to make sure UK’s tens of thousands of supply teachers do not act as coronavirus super spreaders when they switch between jobs as he says they MUST be kept socially distanced from pupils Schools in England are scheduled to reopen next week, already open in Scotland … Read more

Matt Hancock defends plan to pay people £13 a day to self-isolate 

Matt Hancock today launched a furious defence of his plan to pay people on low incomes £13 a day to self-isolate as critics said the payments would not be enough to stop people going to work.   From September 1 people who receive Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit who are required to self-isolate, who are … Read more

Matt Preston jokes POO party will be held at Pete Evans’ clinic

Another high-profile Channel Seven talent has turned his back on disgraced former My Kitchen Rules judge Pete Evans. Matt Preston, who hosts Seven’s new cooking show Plate of Origin, mocked the COVID-19 conspiracy theorist on Thursday for opening a ‘healing clinic’ in Byron Bay. The ex-MasterChef star joked on Fitzy & Wippa that Plate of Origin could host its wrap party … Read more

Matt Hancock launches ‘Operation Moon Shot’ plan to test four MILLION people every day within months

Matt Hancock is said to be planning an astonishing rise in the number of coronavirus tests carried out, with a target of four million per day to get the economy back on track. The Health Secretary is said to be preparing what has been dubbed ‘Operation Moon Shot with the aim of increasing daily tests … Read more

Love Island’s Kim Hartnett finally CONFIRMS she’s dating BIP star Matt Whyatt

EXCLUSIVE ‘We’re stronger than ever now’: Love Island star Kim Hartnett CONFIRMS romance with BIP hunk Matt Whyatt in loved-up holiday vlog By Mary Mrad and Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:26 BST, 23 August 2020 | Updated: 07:26 BST, 23 August 2020 Love Island star Kim Hartnett has confirmed her romance with … Read more

Matt Hancock suggests ‘no excuse’ for people not to return to their desks

Matt Hancock faced criticism today after telling workers to get back to their offices because the risk of catching coronavirus there is minimal. The health secretary said official data – which has not been made public – showed only a ‘relatively low’ number of people had contacted Covid-19 at their place of work.  But experts … Read more

Matt Hancock suggests ‘no excuse’ for people not to return to their desks

Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggests there is ‘no excuse’ for people not to return to their desks – claiming ‘relatively low’ number have caught coronavirus at work – as he rules out forcing staff to wear face masks Matt Hancock says UK not planning to follow France’s lead on wearing of masks Masks or face … Read more