Hancock Defends Controversial Decisions, Acknowledges Impact of Personal Misconduct
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock defends pandemic decisions and acknowledges the impact of his personal misconduct on public confidence during the Covid-19 inquiry.
- Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock defended the decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes without being tested, suggesting that more people would have died if he had done the opposite.
- Hancock acknowledged that his lockdown-breaking affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo undermined public confidence in efforts to tackle coronavirus.
- Hancock claimed that during the pandemic some local leaders were not constructive and put politics ahead of public health.
- Hancock revealed that his mother is still suffering from long Covid.
- Hancock said that former Chancellor Rishi Sunak wanted to prioritize keeping shops open over secondary schools.
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