Hancock slams holidaymakers saying there should be no ‘weekends in Dubai’

A furious Matt Hancock has taken aim at holidaymakers as he slammed ‘parties in Paris’ and ‘weekends in Dubai’ amid the UK’s Covid-19 international travel ban.  The Health Secretary on Sunday reinforced the government’s rule that international travel should not be happening unless it was ‘absolutely necessary’.  His comments come as many UK celebrities and … Read more

Hancock slams holidaymakers saying there should be no ‘weekends in Dubai’

A furious Matt Hancock has taken aim at holidaymakers as he slammed ‘parties in Paris’ and ‘weekends in Dubai’ amid the UK’s Covid-19 international travel ban.  The Health Secretary on Sunday reinforced the government’s rule that international travel should not be happening unless it was ‘absolutely necessary’.  His comments come as many UK celebrities and … Read more

Matt Hancock ramps up Cabinet war over border crackdown

Matt Hancock ramps up Cabinet war over border crackdown saying UK needs ‘precautionary’ action against Covid variants that haven’t been detected yet – amid claims PM wants more ‘targeted’ approach PM favours targeted approach rather than making all air passengers quarantine Brazil and South Africa travellers will be met on arrival and escorted to hotels … Read more

Matt Hancock reveals he is isolating after being ‘pinged’ by NHS app 

Matt Hancock today announced he is self-isolating after being ‘pinged’ by the NHS app – days after he was spotted out twice in busy London parks. The Health Secretary said he will be staying at home until Sunday after receiving the notification. Mr Hancock had Covid last year, but even those who have been infected before must … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock reveals 3MILLION Covid vaccines have now been administered across UK 

Matt Hancock reveals 3MILLION Covid vaccines have now been administered across UK Three million coronavirus vaccines have been administered, government says Matt Hancock tweeted he was ‘delighted’ with the latest coronavirus news  It was revealed those previously infected have protection for five months  By Emer Scully For Mailonline Published: 13:36 GMT, 14 January 2021 | … Read more

Covid England: Matt Hancock rules out scrapping support bubbles

Matt Hancock rules out axing ‘important’ support bubbles helping families cope with the pandemic as new super-transmissible Covid strain raises fears of a harsher lockdown to come The Health Secretary had previously refused to rule out the drastic step  But tonight he said they were too important to struggling families to remove ‘They are an … Read more

Matt Hancock rules out axing ‘important’ support bubbles helping families cope with the pandemic

Matt Hancock rules out axing ‘important’ support bubbles helping families cope with the pandemic as new super-transmissible Covid strain raises fears of a harsher lockdown to come The Health Secretary had previously refused to rule out the drastic step  But tonight he said they were too important to struggling families to remove ‘They are an … Read more

Elderly woman tells Matt Hancock he’s ‘the good looking one’ after she gets Covid jab

An elderly woman told Matt Hancock he’s the ‘good looking one’ after getting the Covid jab at a new vaccination centre at Epsom racecourse in Surrey.  The Health Secretary was on a visit to the centre when he started talking to people who had the jab. While speaking to one elderly woman, who didn’t reveal … Read more

Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging saying pupils should be sent to classes as a last resort

Chaos over schools advice for parents: Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging after saying pupils should only be sent to classes as a last resort Confused messaging fuelling large numbers of children in school in lockdown A survey found attendance rates reached up to 60 per cent in some schools   Department for Education guidance … Read more

Viewers baffled as Matt Hancock gives TV interviews from room that ‘looks like a toilet’

Viewers have been left baffled after Matt Hancock appeared to be giving interviews from his downstairs loo on Sunday. The Health Secretary appeared on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC and Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday via video call to discuss the current state of vaccination roll-out in the UK.  But many were distracted … Read more