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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Hancock claims texts showing he ignored Covid care home advice were ‘doctored’

PA Wire

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has disputed claims that he rejected expert advice on Covid tests for people going into England’s care homes at the start of the pandemic and claims his text messages have been ‘doctored’.

A report in The Telegraph based on a trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApps alleges that he rejected advice to give Covid tests to all care home residents – fiercely denied as a “distorted account” by his spokesman.

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