Matt Hancock this evening refused to answer any questions about the Downing Street flat refurbishment row as he claimed Boris Johnson had already faced ‘very extensive questioning’ on the matter. The Health Secretary was asked a number of times at a Number
Health Secretary Matt Hancock used Wednesday’s coronavirus briefing to praise Britain and its efforts in the fight against coronavirus. He commended the nation for its swift and decisive action on the vaccine, most notably the Astrazeneca vaccine. He insisted, post-pandemic he will
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been invited for his first coronavirus vaccine appointment. The 42-year-old said he was ‘delighted’ to have received a text from the NHS urging him to book the jab. He tweeted: ‘This feels like a huge personal step
There are fears the strain is more transmissible and more deadly than other variants of the virus. Scientists are desperately carrying out more research on the Indian mutation to understand more about its impact. There are also fears it could be resistant
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the Government was already looking at how to deliver new jabs. It comes after fears mutations first identified in South Africa and Brazil could be resistant to the current antidotes being administered. More to follow…
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Labour claimed the Health Secretary’s 15 percent stake in the company where his sister is a director was a sign of “cronyism at the heart of this Government”. But a Downing Street spokesman insisted the Cabinet minister “acted entirely properly” in the
Number 10 has today hit back at claims controversial rapid lateral flow coronavirus tests are dangerously unreliable. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the kits, which give a result in under half an hour, ‘have been tested rigorously and we are confident
Matt Hancock faces fresh ‘cronyism’ row after it emerges he and his sister own shares in firm that won NHS contracts Matt Hancock declared getting 15 per cent of shares in shredding firm Topwood The company has been awarded a contract worth
A consultation is being launched to look at the proposals. The Health Secretary said: “Older people living in care homes are most at risk of suffering serious consequences of Covid-19 and we have seen the grave effects the virus has had on