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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Hancock messages show government ‘drunk on power’, MPs say

Matt Hancock speaking at a press conference in 10 Downing Street in December 2020.
Matt Hancock speaking at a press conference in 10 Downing Street in December 2020. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Matt Hancock and a senior aide discussed ways to block funding for MPs’ local projects, including a new centre for disabled children, to persuade them to vote for Covid rules, leaked messages reveal.

MPs said the messages were part of a “culture of the regime” and accused members of Boris Johnson’s administration of being “drunk on power”.

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