Gibraltar becomes the first nation in the world to fully vaccinate its entire adult population as all 33,000 get jabbed Gibraltar is home to 33,000 people and has had 4,263 cases and 94 deaths Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the milestone and praised the island Chief Minister Fabian Picardo also thanked the UK government for … Read more
‘It IS a pay rise’: Matt Hancock defends 1 per cent pay offer for NHS staff amid claims that it is actually a pay CUT because inflation is due to rise this year The Health Secretary told MPs that the proposed offer was ‘affordable’ Was asked whether it was a pay increase or a real-terms … Read more
‘Matt Hancock? Never heard of him’: Leaked WhatsApps reveal Health Secretary shared a joke with the former landlord of his local pub when it was revealed he had been handed Covid contracts worth £30m By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:11 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 18:21 GMT, 11 March 2021 Matt … Read more
‘Matt Hancock? Never heard of him’: Leaked WhatsApps reveal Health Secretary shared a joke with the former landlord of his local pub when it was revealed he had been handed Covid contracts worth £30m By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:11 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 18:21 GMT, 11 March 2021 Matt … Read more
Matt Hancock today hailed the permanent closure of four of England’s Nightingale Hospitals as an ‘important moment in the nation’s Covid recovery. The Health Secretary said the combined success of the vaccine roll-out and ‘everybody’s commitment to stick by the rules’ meant there was little need to keep the emergency facilities open. Britain has seen dramatic declines … Read more
Matt Hancock is furious. Tony Blair, the Health Secretary alleges, has been pinching his ideas for dealing with the pandemic and passing them off as his own. In December, Blair published a paper arguing there should be a 12-week delay between the first and second doses of the coronavirus jab so as to give as … Read more
Furious health unions have slammed Matt Hancock over the one per cent pay rise for medics. The British Medical Association, the Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of Nursing and Unison wrote an open letter to Rishi Sunak calling for a ‘fair pay deal’. They said NHS workers ‘have literally kept the country alive for … Read more
Not the best time for a photo op, Matt! Health Secretary’s fencing-hopping fitness routine sparks string of memes… as medics are poised to strike over 1% pay Health Secretary Matt Hancock was today ridiculed for jumping over a park fence and doing press-ups 42-year-old politician was pictured exercising in a park in London as he … Read more
Summer holiday breaks are seeing a surge in prices as Britain emerges from lockdown, with some trips to the seaside double the cost this year. Euphoria around the rollout of vaccinations has triggered a staycation rush, which means letting websites and property owners are cashing in. Yesterday Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is more optimistic … Read more
Top hats off to Matt Hancock! The Health Secretary has, I can disclose, just cantered into the winner’s enclosure in his West Suffolk constituency — which includes Newmarket, home of horse racing — by trousering £20,000. The windfall is a gift from multi-millionaire property magnate and racing devotee Bill Gredley. It’s the second time in … Read more