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Kristy Dawson

Daughters who lost loved ones to Covid slam Matt Hancock after claims he allegedly rejected test advice

Two daughters who lost loved ones to coronavirus have slammed Matt Hancock following accusations that he rejected advice to test everyone in care homes equally.

Ann O'Connor, 54, lost her mother Elsie Matthewson, 86, when she contracted Covid-19 during the first national lockdown. Elsie, who lived in a care home in Durham, died on April 22, 2020.

Elaine Rennie, 52, lost her dad Alistair Rennie, 82, and brother Mark Rennie, 47, both from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, to Covid within days of each other.

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