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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

Care home deaths felt like a “cull of older people who could no longer contribute to the society”, the UK Covid-19 inquiry has heard as Matt Hancock defended his handling of an “impossible” situation.

There were tense exchanges as the former health secretary returned to give evidence to the wide-ranging probe, this time focused on the adult social care sector.

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