The Latest Breaking News from Matt Hancock

Hancock ‘discussed withholding learning disability hub if MP opposed lockdown’

The allegation emerged in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants

Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

A (partial) defence of Matt Hancock: leaders must be free to discuss policy in private

His WhatsApp messages look embarrassing and chaotic, but such leaks could do genuine harm to political debate, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Matt Hancock’s Covid ‘scare the pants off’ text was very silly phrase, says minister

George Freeman’s comments on Monday came after the latest leak of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

Cabinet Office minister casts doubt on whether Sue Gray followed proper process over job with Starmer – as it happened

Jeremy Quin says it is unprecedented for serving permanent secretary to resign to take job with leader of opposition

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Lawyer forced to apologise live on GB News after realising own 'mistake'

A LAWYER was forced to apologise live on GB News after his own “mistake” led to the presenter revealing he was asked to represent Matt Hancock.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 6, 2023

Matt Hancock wanted to ‘frighten the pants off’ public about Covid strain, leaked messages show

Latest messages show ex-health secretary was worried Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme was contributing to the spread of Covid

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

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

Lawyer accuses GB News host of ‘very poor journalism’ - before backtracking minutes later

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

The UK’s top civil servant described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023