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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Inquiry into leak of Matt Hancock kiss images leads to no prosecutions

Matt Hancock with Gina Coladangelo
Matt Hancock with Gina Coladangelo in May 2021. The two are now thought to be in a relationship. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Reuters

No one will be prosecuted over the leak of CCTV footage showing Matt Hancock engaged in a clinch with a colleague in his office, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced.

The footage and stills of the embrace, which prompted his resignation as health secretary, were leaked to the Sun in June last year. It was most likely obtained by someone using their phone to record a CCTV screen, the ICO said.

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