Members of the Mirror readers’ panel, made up of campaigners from the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice action group, said Mr Hancock’s apologies were “insincere” and “didn’t wash”.
Deborah Doyle, from Newcastle, lost her mum Sylvia Griffiths, 76, in April 2020 to the virus.
After attending the hearing, she said: “He had the odd head tilt and a look of sincerity but it didn’t wash. He even looked over at us and gave an extended mournful stare as some form of recompense.”
