Matt Hancock - report

British politician (born 1978)

Matthew John David Hancock is a British politician who served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2015 to 2016, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from January to July 2018, and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2021. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2010. He is a member of the Conservative Party, but now sits in the House of Commons as an independent, having had the whip suspended since November 2022.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hancock

2022 2023 2024

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Significant news events for Matt Hancock

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Gina Coladangelo, 43, is married to fashion tycoon Oliver Tress. She was secretly taken on as an unpaid adviser at the Department of Health last year before being made a non-executive director on a £15,000 contract. Labour Party and Liberal Democrats have called for Hancock to be fired as a result. Henry Jackson Society think tank said that 'MI5 must investigate'
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British media has leaked a photo of Hancock kissing his the aide in his office. Labour Party MP Annaliese Dodds has called on Hancock to resign. The Sun newspaper published a security camera image obtained from a whistleblower.
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Boris Johnson appears to have described Matt Hancock as 'totally f*****g hopeless' PM was scrambling to increase covid-19 testing capacity last year. In another exchange, which occurred a month later, he also appears to has described the Government's handling of personal protective equipment as a 'disaster'
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Dominic Cummings accused Matt Hancock of being 'disastrously incompetent' West Suffolk MP will attempt to set the record straight on the UK's coronavirus response. Former top aide of PM Boris Johnson called for him to be sacked. Hancock has denied the allegations made by Cummings.
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NHS itself has challenged the quality of advice already received from pandemic experts. France has no interest in stopping criminal gangs shipping thousands of illegal immigrants to the UK. Immigration raids are at a five-year low despite Priti Patel’s promised get-tough measures.
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Former chief adviser to the Prime Minister took aim at Matt Hancock. Said he "should have been fired for at least 15 to 20 things" Accused Mr Hancock of lying in meetings and in public. Downing Street forced to deny Mr Cummings' claims about Mr Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds.
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Dominic Cummings laid out a detailed timetable of the disastrous response to the coronavirus threat last March. Warned the PM on March 12 that there were 'big problems coming' if self-isolation measures were not announced immediately. Revealed that Boris Johnson viewed it as a'scare story' just a month before the first lockdown.
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University of Oxford has released new data on its coronavirus vaccine. Research suggests the jab may reduce transmission by 67%. The jab, with drugs firm AstraZeneca, offers protection of 76% up to 12 weeks after a single dose. UK has given a first Covid jab to 9.6 million people so far.
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UK health secretary admits 'Tier 3' is no longer sufficient to contain new strain of virus. Six unions condemn 'chaotic handling' of reopening of schools. Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for a full national lockdown for England. Prime Minister to lay out further 'emergency measures' to combat virus.