Ex-cabinet minister set to hit back at inquiry after being made a scapegoat for government failingsMatt Hancock and his officials bombarded Downing Street with early warnings about Covid-19 but were treated with ridicule and contempt, according to senior Whitehall figures, who believe that the former health secretary is unfairly being made a scapegoat by civil servants and scientists during the official inquiry into the pandemic.Attempts by the Department of Health, in mid to late January 2020, to raise the alarm were dismissed out of hand by senior staff working for the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, because they believed Hancock was mainly seeking publicity and exaggerating the dangers, the insiders say. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2023-11-25 18:00:01
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Former UK health secretary Matt Hancock’s early Covid warnings were ignored by No 10, say allies
