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The Latest Breaking News on Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

Cabinet secretary Simon Case revealed his view of the then prime minister to the former health secretary

Wales Online

Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

The UK’s top civil servant described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock was ‘like a headless chicken’, says former vaccines chief

Dr Clive Dix hits out at former health secretary, calling him the ‘most difficult of all the ministers’

The Independent UK

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Matt Hancock was ‘like a headless chicken’, says former vaccines chief

Dr Clive Dix hit out at the former health secretary in a Telegraph article.

The Independent UK

WhatsApps show Matt Hancock desperately tried to take credit for the coronavirus vaccine

In one leaked WhatsApp message, Matt Hancock warned “It MUST NOT be Alok!” as he insisted he should get publicity rather than business secretary Sir Alok Sharma

Daily Mirror

Simon Case called Boris Johnson ‘nationally distrusted figure’, Hancock leak shows

Cabinet secretary warned Matt Hancock that public unlikely to follow then PM on Covid isolation rules

The Guardian - UK

Osborne defends Hancock as ‘sensible’ figure after Covid leaks

The former Conservative chancellor crops up in the leaked messages offering advice and support to the health secretary.

The Independent UK

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Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages: what are the latest disclosures?

Leak has provided unique insight into how UK government operated at height of the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Leaks offer ‘view into psyche of Hancock’, not Government workings – minister

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris suggested the leaked WhatsApp messages give only a ‘partial’ picture of Covid decision-making.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of Eat out to Help Out 'cover up' as WhatsApps show Covid fears

Leaked messages allege that Mr Hancock said he'd kept concerns about the scheme 'out of the news' and on another occasion he joked to his aide: 'He [Sunak] hasn’t launched another eat out to help the virus get about has he?'

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock wanted to ‘frighten the pants off’ public about Covid strain, leaked messages show

Latest messages show ex-health secretary was worried Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme was contributing to the spread of Covid

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock said ousting NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’

The former health secretary reportedly discussed Simon Stevens, now Lord Stevens, with Boris Johnson’s then chief adviser Dominic Cummings

Wales Online

Lizzie Cundy slams 'dumb and dumber' Matt Hancock after WhatsApp messages exposed

Television personality Lizzie Cundy spoke about Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages on GB News, branding the former Health Secretary 'stupid' and 'dumb' for handing them over to a journalist

Irish Mirror

Lizzie Cundy slams 'dumb and dumber' Matt Hancock after WhatsApp messages exposed

Television personality Lizzie Cundy spoke about Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages on GB News, branding the former Health Secretary 'stupid' and 'dumb' for handing them over to a journalist

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The Independent UK

Hancock said removing NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’

Leaked messages revealed a desire to oust Simon Stevens.

Wales Online

Matt Hancock wanted to 'frighten the pants' off public with new Covid variant, WhatsApp messages show

Latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show how Mr Hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the Kent variant of the virus to scare the public

The Independent UK

Need to ‘frighten the pants’ off public with new Covid strain, said Hancock

Leaked messages reveal discussions over when to ‘deploy’ details of a new Covid-19 strain.

Chronicle Live

Matt Hancock tells lawyers he wants immunity on care home deaths during Covid and opponents are 'chasing headlines'

Matt Hancock made revealing admissions as he spoke about his memoir to a team of top lawyers.

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Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock tells lawyers he wants immunity on care home deaths during Covid pandemic

He said he should not be the target of judicial reviews over his department’s failure to safeguard care home residents simply because he was Secretary of State – and that it should be the whole Government instead

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock aide criticised Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden tirade

Latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages reveal animosity towards Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser

The Independent UK

Sunak and Hancock complained of ‘nightmare’ Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a ‘nightmare’, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked messages.

Irish Independent

Sunak and Hancock complained of ‘nightmare’ Dominic Cummings in leaked WhatsApp messages

Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a “nightmare”, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages.

Evening Standard

Isabel Oakeshott terminates interview during heated clash about Hancock leaks

Isabel Oakeshott hit the headlines in recent days over her decision to leak messages sent by Mr Hancock when he was health secretary during the pandemic

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock complained of Dominic Cummings' 'nightmare' time in Downing Street in WhatsApp messages

The revelations are the latest to come from leaked WhatsApp messages

Evening Standard

WhatsApp leak shows how Sunak and Hancock complained of ‘nightmare’ Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a “nightmare”, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages.

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