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Matt Hancock admits ‘failure of leadership’ over rule-breaking affair with assistant

Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo

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Matt Hancock has admitted his affair with his assistant Gina Coladangelo in the midst of the Covid pandemic was a “failure of leadership”.

The former health secretary, who was forced to quit last year after video footage emerged of them kissing in his office in breach of social distancing rules he had set, said he hoped people would forgive him for a “human error”.

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