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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Matt Hancock accuses Cummings of being ‘chatty rat’ who leaked lockdown news

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Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of being the “chatty rat” who leaked news of a second Covid lockdown in October 2020.

The former health secretary pointed the finger at Boris Johnson’s former adviser over the row which sparked a leak inquiry.

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