Matt Hancock
Covid variant from India could become dominant in the UK
A patient and paramedics outside ambulances at the Royal London Hospital in London, during England’s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Picture date: Thursday January 21, 2021. Yui Mok – PA Images | PA Images | Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus variant that first emerged in India could become the dominant …
Hancock can’t buy himself a break while Sunak harvests the magic money tree | John Crace | Politics
When your luck is out, your luck is out. And right now Matt Hancock can’t seem to buy himself an even break. Dominic Cummings and his cabinet colleagues are lining him up as the fall guy for when the coronavirus crisis eventually ends – no point getting rid of him any sooner or someone else …
Matt Hancock warns of tougher UK lockdown if too many break rules | Politics
The government could stop people leaving their homes for exercise if too many people flout existing social distancing rules, for example by sunbathing in parks, the health secretary has said. Warning about the possibility of moves towards a fuller lockdown as seen in places such as France and Italy, Matt Hancock confirmed that under current …
Breaking point: the week when ministers struggled to keep pace with Covid-19 crisis | World news
A “car crash” media appearance. A political “reset” already being challenged. A prime minister stuck in isolation. The beginnings of a bureaucratic blame game and increasingly open concerns about the route out of the coronavirus epidemic. And all in the opening weeks of a crisis that most experts believe will grip the nation for months. …
Health secretary voices concern at duty-free’s return under no-deal Brexit | Politics
Matt Hancock has voiced unease at the government reintroducing duty-free drink and cigarettes if there is a no-deal Brexit, amid growing anger among health experts at the move. Critics claim the policy, which the Treasury unveiled on Tuesday, is at odds with the government’s determination to eradicate smoking altogether and reduce alcohol-related harm. The health …
Public sector to get ‘fair’ pay rises under Johnson, says health secretary | Society
Boris Johnson will do away with public sector pay freezes, his ally the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said. His leadership rival, Jeremy Hunt, angered many in the NHS when he imposed new contracts on junior doctors in 2016 and oversaw the slowest period of investment in the NHS since its foundation. Johnson’s supporters have …