Matt Hancock admitted thousands of contact tracers hired to find people exposed to coronavirus are sitting idle tonight – and blamed it on the UK no longer having enough cases to provide them all with work. The Health Secretary said that 25,000 staff being paid up to £27-per hour did not have enough work because … Read more
Grieving dentist sues Matt Hancock over his father’s death from Covid-19 because he fears he inadvertently infected his parents after following ‘erroneous’ Government advice Dentist launches legal action after his father, aged 80, dies from coronavirus Dr Minesh Talati fears he infected parents after following ‘erroneous’ Gov advice The lawsuit is the first by a … Read more
Matt Hancock says he hopes that hairdressers will soon be up and running once Britain has secured enough PPE – not least because his wife has been cutting his own locks. The Health Secretary told ITV’s This Morning that ‘it is a challenge, but not an insurmountable challenge’ to get the UK’s 11,000 salons up and … Read more
The government’s coronavirus contact tracing site crashed on launch this morning amid complaints it has been a ‘complete shambles’. Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not even received passwords to start work. Meanwhile, NHS chiefs have warned that ‘key … Read more
Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over Dominic Cummings says he’s ‘disappointed’ ministers have ‘rowed back’ on vow to look into fines given to people who breached lockdown for ‘childcare reasons’ Martin Paul was praised for his question at Downing Street briefing last night Follows fury over Cummings’ trip from London to Durham during … Read more
Matt Hancock says the Government could review ALL penalty fines issued to families caught travelling ‘for childcare reasons’ during the lockdown after Dominic Cummings journey as vicar demanded answers in daily press conference The Health Secretary suggested penalties could be reviewed by the Treasury Cummings had justified the March 27 journey on childcare grounds Martin … Read more
Matt Hancock announces the UK is to ‘stockpile’ protective gowns, masks and gloves as domestic firms sign deals to provide two BILLION items of PPE for the Government and the NHS Health Secretary said that authoritieds no longer struggling with demand Will now build up stocks against future outbreaks Domestic deals to produce two billion items … Read more
Matt Hancock hints coronavirus immunisations could be made COMPULSORY if UK finds a vaccine An effective coronavirus vaccine is yet to be developed anywhere in the world Matt Hancock said if one is made he hopes ‘everybody would have the vaccine’ He then left the door open to a mandatory coronavirus vaccination programme Here’s how … Read more
Matt Hancock’s job is on the line over the delayed roll out of the coronavirus phone app after the Government was forced to drop its tracking pledge from the ‘test, track and trace’ programme. The Health Secretary was left scrambling to play down the significance of the NHS Covid-19 software after the Government admitted the roll … Read more
Matt Hancock’s job is on the line over the delayed roll out of the coronavirus phone app after the Government was forced to drop its tracking pledge from the ‘test, track and trace’ programme. The Health Secretary was left scrambling to play down the significance of the NHS Covid-19 software after the Government admitted the roll … Read more