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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Chiara Giordano

Matt Hancock says he ‘broke the rules because he fell in love’ in tell-all podcast

The Diary of a CEO

Matt Hancock has said he broke social distancing guidelines at the height of the Covid pandemic because he “fell in love” with his married aide.

The former health secretary resigned from his ministerial role in disgrace and left his wife of 15 years after CCTV images emerged of him kissing close friend Gina Coladangelo inside the Department of Health last summer.

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