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The Latest Breaking News on Matt Hancock to tell Covid inquiry he is being made scapegoat by No10 ‘to cover up failings’

Matt Hancock told to apologise to MPs for breaking Commons rules

The former Health Secretary was found to have committed a "minor breach" of the Code of Conduct by writing to Westminster's sleaze watchdog to influence an investigation into a Tory MP

Daily Mirror

Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Cabinet Office warned of potential criminal punishments over refusal to provide former PM’s unredacted notes and diaries

The Guardian - UK

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Covid contracts: messages reveal extent of Tory donor access to Matt Hancock

Two major donors used ministerial access to promote firms offering Covid services with which they were involved

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry demands Tory ministers hand over WhatsApp messages

Public inquiry chair says she wants ‘all relevant WhatsApp messages’ from pandemic

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock under investigation for lobbying sleaze watchdog

The I’m A Celebrity star says alleged breach is a ‘misunderstanding’

The Independent UK

Treasury faces backlash over tweet mocking Matt Hancock WhatsApp leak

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and his department poke fun at former health secretary’s WhatsApp woes

The Independent UK

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Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

The latest set of messages leaked to the Telegraph showed Simon Case raising concerns about ‘non-Covid health’ two days before a new shutdown.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants

Some advisers and civil servants speaking to the Guardian say an ‘anti-lockdown filter’ has been placed on events

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

The latest set of messages leaked to the Telegraph showed Simon Case raising concerns about ‘non-Covid health’ two days before a new shutdown.

The Independent UK

Health committee chair faces calls to step down over lobbying claims

The Telegraph said leaked messages showed Steve Brine tried to contact the head of the NHS on behalf of a firm he worked for.

The Independent UK

Simon Case: how the ‘killjoy’ cabinet secretary threw his ex-boss Boris Johnson under the bus

The UK’s most senior civil servant, 44, has denied that anyone gave Johnson reassurances that the Covid rules were followed during Partygate — so what does this mean for his career? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

The lesson from Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps is this: these clowns can’t govern, their only skill is covering tracks

Rightwing editorial agendas shaped the narrative of the Lockdown Files, but what they really showed was bunglers bungling in secret, writes the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Dis Life: 'Glib Hancock shows the contempt for Disabled people from Government down'

This week’s shocker (not actually a shocker) for Disabled people was news of a jolly little chat between then Health Secretary Matt Hancock and aide Allan Nixon

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The Independent UK

PM gives Cabinet Secretary his backing after Covid WhatsApp messages revealed

Simon Case is reportedly considering whether to resign before the next election following the publication of his interactions with Matt Hancock.

Daily Mirror

'Despicable' Matt Hancock blasted over WhatsApp plot to block disability cash from MP

Leaked WhatsApp show the ex-Health Secretary and a top aide spoke about warning Bury North MP James Daly a new disability hub would be 'off the table' if he rebelled over Covid rules

The Guardian - UK

Hancock messages show government ‘drunk on power’, MPs say

WhatsApp leak shows then health secretary agreeing with idea of threatening to withhold funds for local projects

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock ‘despicable’ for discussing withholding disability centre funds from MP

MATT Hancock has been accused of “despicable” behaviour after leaked messages suggested he discussed withholding funding for a learning…

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The Independent UK

Hancock ‘despicable’ for discussing withholding disability centre funds from MP

Matt Hancock and an aide considered using funding for the centre as leverage to persuade a Tory MP to back lockdown rules, leaked messages suggest.

The Independent UK

Hancock discussed blocking disability hub if MP opposed lockdown, messages reveal

Ex-health secretary branded ‘absolute disgrace’ as latest leak suggests he backed putting pressure on Bury North MP

Wales Online

Hancock ‘discussed withholding learning disability hub if MP opposed lockdown’

Allegation emerges in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages

Evening Standard

Senior Tory MP accuses Matt Hancock of ‘weaponising disabled children’s care’

The allegation emerged in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Hancock ‘discussed withholding learning disability hub if MP opposed lockdown’

The allegation emerged in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages.

The Guardian - UK

Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants

Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary

The Guardian - UK

A (partial) defence of Matt Hancock: leaders must be free to discuss policy in private

His WhatsApp messages look embarrassing and chaotic, but such leaks could do genuine harm to political debate, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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