Matt Hancock
British politician (born 1978)
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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.
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Matt Hancock defends use of taxpayer-funded Jaguar for COVID inquiry appearancesMatt Hancock has defended using a taxpayer-funded Jaguar to take him to the COVID Inquiry - despite resigning from government more than two years ago.Sky News - Published | |
Hancock acknowledges lockdown-breaking clinch harmed public confidencePeople who make the rules must abide by them, Matt Hancock has said, as he acknowledged his own infamous lockdown-breaking clinch undermined public confidence in efforts to tackle coronavirus.Sky News - Published | |
Hancock accuses 'malign actor' Cummings of giving 'inaccurate' evidence to COVID inquiryMatt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of giving "inaccurate" evidence to the COVID inquiry as he refuted accusations he himself was a liar.Sky News - Published | |
The key questions facing Matt Hancock as he prepares to give evidence to COVID inquiryFormer health secretary Matt Hancock played a key role in the UK's response to the COVID pandemic - and his decisions will now be scrutinised during the official inquiry.Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Civil Service head wanted Hancock removed as health secretary in pandemicThe former head of the Civil Service wanted Matt Hancock removed as health secretary in the pandemic, the COVID inquiry has heard.Sky News - Published | |
Hancock wanted to decide 'who should live and die' if NHS overwhelmed in pandemicMatt Hancock wanted to "ultimately decide who should live and who should die" if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, according to a former head of NHS England.Sky News - Published | |
Hancock's 'jarring' level of 'nuclear confidence' was a 'problem' during COVID, inquiry toldMatt Hancock showed "nuclear levels" of confidence at the start of the COVID pandemic - and "regularly" told colleagues in Downing Street things "they later discovered weren't true" - according to a..Sky News - Published | |
Matt Hancock talks about 'injustice' he faced during pandemicMatt Hancock has talked about the "injustice" he faced during the COVID pandemic in the latest episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.Sky News - Published | |
'Let it rip, they've had a good innings': WhatsApp messages reveal government 'infighting' over COVIDWhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock have revealed the 'infighting' in government at the start of the pandemic, the COVID Inquiry heard today.Sky News - Published | |
Hancock says latest TV stint - banking him £45k - 'one the toughest things I've ever done'Former health secretary Matt Hancock says his latest appearance in a reality TV show was "one of the toughest physical and mental things" he has ever done.Sky News - Published | |
Anti-vaxxer who accused Hancock of murder found guilty of harassmentAn anti-vaccine protester who accused former health secretary Matt Hancock of murdering people during the COVID pandemic has been found guilty of harassment.Sky News - Published | |
Tories pick ex-PM's adviser as potential Hancock replacement - eight years after they blocked him from runningTheresa May's former chief of staff has entered the race to replace former health secretary Matt Hancock at the next election.Sky News - Published | |
Families who lost loved ones to COVID shun Matt Hancock as he tries to apologise Families who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic have turned their backs on Matt Hancock as he tried to apologise to them at the COVID inquiry.Sky News - Published | Matt Hancock tells COVID inquiry UK approach to pandemic planning 'completely wrong' Matt Hancock has criticised the UK's approach to planning for pandemics as "completely wrong".Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock to appear before COVID inquiry Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock will be questioned by the COVID inquiry today on the UK's resilience to and preparedness for the pandemic.Sky News - Published | Matt Hancock tells court he feared anti-vaxxer would push him down escalator Matt Hancock has told a court he feared an anti-vaxxer would push him down an escalator during a confrontation over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Sky News - Published |
Politicians are drawn to WhatsApp - and it threatens us ever knowing the whole truthMatt Hancock, who resigned as health secretary in the midst of the pandemic, and his memoir's co-author Isabel Oakeshott, who subsequently handed over confidential information he gave her to The Daily..Sky News - Published | Ex-Tory MP sues Matt Hancock over COVID vaccine row Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has launched legal action against Matt Hancock after joining actor Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party.Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock among three MPs under investigation by Commons watchdogThree MPs, including former health secretary Matt Hancock, are under investigation by parliament's standards watchdog.Sky News - Published | 'I wouldn't pay Matt Hancock £10,000', says minister as he calls sting operation 'unedifying' A government minister said he "wouldn't pay" Matt Hancock £10,000 after the former health secretary told a fake overseas company looking for MP advisers that this was his daily rate.Sky News - Published |
Former Tory ministers agreed to advise fake overseas company for £10,000 in sting operation Former Conservative cabinet ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng told a fake overseas company looking for MP advisers that their daily rate for consultancy would be £10,000.Sky News - Published | Cabinet Office told Hancock to tone down COVID lab leak claims in book, new messages show Matt Hancock was told by the Cabinet Office to tone down claims in his book that a Wuhan lab leak started the pandemic over fears it would "cause problems" with China.Sky News - Published |
Senior Tory accuses 'despicable' Hancock of 'weaponising disabled children' in WhatsApps Matt Hancock supported threatening to block a disability centre in a Tory MP's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for COVID restrictions, leaked messages suggest.Sky News - Published | 'Two-faced' Hancock 'was like a headless chicken' during COVID jab drive Matt Hancock has been branded "two-faced" and compared to a "headless chicken" by the former boss of the COVID vaccines taskforce.Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock tried to cover up taking mistress to G7 dinners, leaked messages show Matt Hancock took his mistress to private dinners with the US health secretary then altered a ministerial response to remove suggestions he invited her, leaked messages have revealed.Sky News - Published | Hancock told aides he wanted to 'frighten the pants off everyone' to ensure compliance with COVID rules, leaked messages sayMatt Hancock told aides he wanted to "frighten the pants off everyone" to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions.Sky News - Published |
Hancock aide called Cummings a 'psychopath', leaked messages show Matt Hancock's adviser called Dominic Cummings a "f****** piece of s***" as he accused Boris Johnson's former aide of "relentlessly" briefing against the former health secretary, the latest set of..Sky News - Published | 'I can't say it's very enjoyable viewing': Leaked messages show Hancock's reaction to pictures of him and aide in passionate embrace New leaked messages between Matt Hancock and officials show the then health secretary trying to rescue his career after pictures were published of him embracing aide Gina Coladangelo.Sky News - Published |
Hancock called colleague a 'w*****' and mocked Rishi Sunak's policy Matt Hancock branded a ministerial colleague a "w*****" and mocked Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme as "eat out to help the virus get about", leaked messages show.Sky News - Published | 'Public not interested in Hancock's reputation': Journalist who leaked WhatsApp messages says people want to know truth The journalist who leaked Matt Hancock's lockdown WhatsApp messages has said the public are only interested in what happened - not in her or the former health secretary's reputation.Sky News - Published |
How much of a difference did school closures make to spread of COVID and impact on NHS? The latest dump of WhatsApp messages between ex-health secretary Matt Hancock and former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson might be shocking in what they reveal about the men's attitudes to..Sky News - Published | Who is Isabel Oakeshott – the journalist behind the Hancock leak, whose work landed an MP in prison and made an ambassador resign? Isabel Oakeshott has admitted she didn't tell Matt Hancock she was going to leak 100,000 of his WhatsApp messages before sharing them with the Daily Telegraph.Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock responds to leak of lockdown WhatsApp messagesFormer health secretary Matt Hancock has denounced what he said was a "massive betrayal and breach of trust" following the leaking of lockdown Whatsapp messages.Sky News - Published | Williamson accused teachers of looking for an 'excuse' not to work during pandemic, Hancock's leaked messages suggest Sir Gavin Williamson accused teachers of looking for an "excuse" not to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to leaked messages from Matt Hancock published by The Daily Telegraph.Sky News - Published |
Oakeshott admits breaking NDA by leaking Hancock's WhatsApps - but claims it was not 'personal'Isabel Oakeshott has admitted to breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Matt Hancock by leaking his WhatsApp messages from the pandemic to a newspaper - but she insisted it was "not a personal..Sky News - Published | 'Hancock should give his I'm A Celeb fee back': Daughter of COVID victim's anger at testing claims A teacher whose mother died in a care home with just three COVID tests for 100 people during the pandemic has called on Matt Hancock to give his I'm a Celebrity earnings back and take his book off the..Sky News - Published |
Hancock's explosive WhatsApp messages lay bare the political handling of the pandemic To anyone interested in the political handling of the pandemic, Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages are explosive.Sky News - Published | How have Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages been leaked – and what is an NDA? More than 100,000 of Matt Hancock's COVID WhatsApp messages have been leaked.Sky News - Published |
Five key exchanges from Hancock's leaked trove of WhatsApp messages Matt Hancock's handling of the COVID pandemic has come under fresh scrutiny following a leaked trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages.Sky News - Published | Matt Hancock 'considering all options' after allegations he 'rejected COVID testing advice' for care homesMatt Hancock is alleged to have rejected COVID-19 testing advice for residents going into England's care homes while he was health secretary during the worst of the pandemic, according to a report..Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock sets up TV company following I'm A Celeb appearance Matt Hancock has set up his own TV company following his appearances on two reality TV shows.Sky News - Published | Hancock claims he did not 'primarily' go on I'm A Celeb for the money Matt Hancock says he did not "primarily" go on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! for the money.Sky News - Published |
Matt Hancock donates £10,000 of his £320,000 I'm A Celeb fee to two charities Matt Hancock gave £10,000 of his £320,000 fee from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! to two charities, he has revealed.Sky News - Published | MP who compared vaccines to Holocaust threatens to sue Matt Hancock over 'antisemitism' claim A former Tory MP who compared the COVID vaccine rollout to the Holocaust has threatened to sue Matt Hancock for saying his comments were "antisemitic".Sky News - Published |
Man charged with assaulting Matt Hancock on London Tube train A 61-year-old man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.Sky News - Published | Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting ex-health secretary Matt Hancock A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock in a Tube station, British Transport Police have said.Sky News - Published |
'Matt Hancock App' to be discontinued after five years - with MP moving to TikTok Matt Hancock has announced that he's discontinuing his app after almost five years.Sky News - Published | Former health secretary Matt Hancock will not stand at next electionFormer health secretary Matt Hancock has said he will not stand for the Conservatives in the next general election.Sky News - Published |
Hancock's local members asked chief whip not to reinstate him as Tory MP The head of Matt Hancock's local Conservative party asked the chief whip not to reinstate him as a Tory MP almost a week before the former health secretary announced he would not run for his seat..Sky News - Published | Hancock says ministers were told 820,000 people in UK could die from COVID Matt Hancock has said he was warned the COVID pandemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the UK two months before the country was put into lockdown and claims ministers "did not really..Sky News - Published |
