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Rachelle Abbott

The Leader podcast: Why wasn’t Matt Hancock Fired? And 9 other questions about his resignation

Political editor Joe Murphy joins the show to look into the questions mounting following the resignation of Matt Hancock as health secretary.

He tells us senior Conservative and Labour MPs are calling for answers over how often Mr. Hancock used a private email account, and whether he used it to discuss NHS business with family members and a friend who went on to win public sector contracts.

And he says the heat’s also turning on the Prime Minister, as MPs on all sides protest that Downing Street is failing to uphold high standards in public officer, or discipline senior ministers who fall short.

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