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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katy Clifton

Lawyer apologises for furious rant after GB News reveals he was asked to represent Hancock: ‘I take that back’

GB News

A lawyer has apologised for a furious rant on GB News after a presenter revealed he was asked to act for Matt Hancock over the leak of thousands of his WhatsApp messages during the pandemic.

Jonathan Coad appeared on GB News on Sunday night, when host Steve N Allen introduced the lawyer as having been asked to represent the former health secretary over the leak by journalist Isabel Oakeshott.

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