Source: Sky News
Boris Johnson accepts Matt Hancock's apology for breaking social distancing rules and 'considers matter closed' after CCTV leak shows office kiss with aide Gina Coladangelo
The health secretary says he has "let people down" and is "very sorry", as Labour and the Lib Dems call for the PM to sack him.
By Alan McGuinness | Saturday 26 June 2021
The health secretary has been backed by Number 10 after he released a statement saying he had "let people down" and was "very sorry" after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide.
But a Labour spokeswoman said: "This matter is definitely not closed, despite the government's attempts to cover it up."
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— The Sun (@TheSun) June 25, 2021
Questions about Mr Hancock hiring former lobbyist Gina Coladangelo surfaced after pictures in The Sun newspaper showed the health secretary, who is married, embracing the aide in his office.
Facing questions from reporters at a regular Westminster briefing, the prime minister's spokesman did not say whether Mr Johnson had asked the health secretary to resign, nor if Hancock had offered the PM his resignation.
"You've seen the health secretary's statement, so I would point you to that. I don't really have anything further to add," he said.
"The health secretary set out that he accepted he had breached the social distancing guidelines and he has apologised for that.
"The prime minister has accepted the health secretary's apology and considers the matter closed."
The spokesman also refused to address suggestions that Mr Hancock had broken the law, repeatedly pointing reporters to the health secretary's statement.
According to The Sun, the images, which appear to be from CCTV footage, were taken on 6 May from the Department of Health and Social Care building.
At the time the picture was reportedly taken, guidance said people should keep their distance from anyone not in their household or support bubble.
Legislation in force at that point also said "no person may participate in a gathering" that "consists of two or more people... and takes place indoors".
There was an exception for "work purposes or for the provision of voluntary or charitable services", but it is not clear whether the health secretary believes the embrace was part of a work meeting.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have called on the PM to sack the health secretary, but Mr Hancock made clear in his statement that he wants to continue.
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News update for 5 March 2023 on the UK's thespian Covid actor Hancock:
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— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) March 4, 2023
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— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) June 25, 2021
One set of rules for the British plutocrats and one set of rules for the dead peasants:
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— Barclays UK (@BarclaysUK) June 30, 2021
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