Matt Hancock branded ‘liar’ after revealing England was hours away from running out of PPE during pandemic

Matt Hancock giving evidence to the Covid-19 pandemic inquiry - (PA Media)

Members of the public shouted “liar’’ as Matt Hancock left the Covid-19 inquiry on Thursday, having earlier revealed that England’s hospitals were within “hours” of running out of some items of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early months of the pandemic.

The former health secretary told the Covid-19 inquiry some PPE was in very short supply during the first wave of the pandemic.