Top civil servant wanted Matt Hancock sacked as health secretary Lord Sedwill joked it was necessary to remove Matt Hancock to ‘save lives and protect the NHS’ Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023
Top civil servant wanted Hancock sacked as health secretary Lord Sedwill joked it was necessary to remove Matt Hancock to ‘save lives and protect the NHS’. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Cobra meeting on Covid delayed over fears Hancock wanted to ‘make a splash’, inquiry told Ex-Cabinet secretary Lord Mark Sedwill told the Covid inquiry he was concerned the health secretary wanted a meeting ‘for communications purposes’. Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023
Cobra meeting delayed over fears Hancock wanted to ‘make a splash’, inquiry told Ex-Cabinet secretary Lord Mark Sedwill told the Covid inquiry he was concerned the health secretary wanted a meeting ‘for communications purposes’. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 launch date From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of ‘eat out to help out’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 launch episode From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Gareth Gates breaks down in tears after winning Celebrity SAS as Matt Hancock falls at final hurdle Singer was the only celebrity to pass the selection process, with Matt Hancock and Danielle Lloyd falling at the final hurdle The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 launch episode From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Gareth Gates wins Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2023 The singer’s fellow finalists included Matt Hancock, who was singled out as being ‘really good at lying’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
As Celebrity SAS ends, what has Matt Hancock learned? That's right, absolutely nothing The former Health Secretary was looking to upset the odds and win the fifth series of Channel 4's gruelling special forces show Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2023
Cummings vs MacNamara: the backstage clash at the heart of the UK’s Covid response Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
When Britain most needed a decent leader, we had a derelict at the helm The Covid inquiry testimony is an eviscerating indictment of Boris Johnson and a stain on the reputation of his enablers The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023
‘Despicable’: Bereaved Covid families slam Johnson and Hancock over pandemic WhatsApp messages Bereaved daughter and sister says her family members deserved so much more The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 launch episode From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Matt Hancock faces extreme interrogation punishment for arrogance in final Celebrity SAS challenge Former politician was put through an intense interrogation process, which experts said suited him because ‘the reality of it is, he’s really good at lying’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Digested week: BST, Becks, Big Ange, Boris – and my new book! The clocks going back increases the sense of dread and despair – though Spurs have put me in dreamland for a while
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 WhatsApp at work: The dangers and pitfalls of using the app with colleagues With WhatsApp now used for everything from work planning to landlord queries and sexting, it’s easy to forget who you’re talking to. Lucy Thackray finds out how to avoid a Tories-style crisis
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 launch episode From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Macho posturing costs lives: another lesson from the Covid inquiry Even Helen MacNamara, one of the most powerful women in Whitehall, was brushed aside when she raised concerns, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 What we learned about Matt Hancock from the Covid inquiry Former health secretary was seen as an overconfident ‘liar’ during the pandemic, according to former colleagues
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 Covid inquiry turns to the professionals for a masterclass in time-wasting Former NHS England boss Simon Stevens turns out to be just the warmup act for the main event, Christopher Wormald
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Matt Hancock told Public Health England director ‘not to patronise him’ Prof Yvonne Doyle told the Covid inquiry she did not ‘make a fuss’ about the incident as she did not want the public to suffer ‘in any way’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 ‘The blame game’: revelations from health officials at UK Covid inquiry Simon Stevens and Chris Wormald recall inefficiency, lack of planning and a ‘horrible dilemma’ on life-or-death decisions
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Matt Hancock wanted to decide who should live and who should die during Covid – former NHS boss Dominic Cummings asked whether the true problem was him ‘calling Hancock “a lying c*** killing people’” or ‘Hancock actually being a lying c*** killing people’