How diet may have saved Matt Hancock: Health Secretary shed weight during 2019 election campaign… and doctor suggests it was a key factor in his recovery from coronavirus GP David Unwin said Matt Hancock lost 10lb last year by cutting down on carbs He said losing weight may have helped Mr Hancock to recover from coronavirus … Read more
There’s a fun bit of pop trivia I once read which claims that, at any given point in time, somewhere in the world, at least one radio station is playing the Eagles’ Hotel California. Those with a close ear to news programming during this lockdown might think the same is true of Matt Hancock. The … Read more
Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock over ‘crazy’ NHS decision to ration treatment Emerged thousands of cancer patients were denied Covid-safe treatments Some claim NHS decision to ration cancer treatment during the crisis is ‘crazy’ Cancer specialists and MPs demanding meeting with the Health Secretary Reported eight million people will be … Read more
Matt Hancock pledges to test every care home resident and staff member in England for coronavirus by ‘early June’ amid growing scandal over death toll after ONS figures show 23,000 extra deaths this year Health Secretary said every care home resident will be tested by ‘early June’ He said Government measures meant almost two thirds … Read more
Labour has apologised after posting cartoons depicting Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock with blood on their hands on a local Facebook page. The shocking paintings appeared on the Havant Labour page after being posted by the social media officer for the party over the weekend. They show the Prime Minister, Cabinet Office Minister and … Read more
Matt Hancock has said summer holidays abroad will ‘not be possible this year’ after the government announced a 14-day quarantine for all international arrivals into Britain. Speaking to Philip Schofield on This Morning, the Health Secretary poured cold water over some Britons’ plans to fly abroad this summer, as holiday companies revealed a spike in … Read more
Matt Hancock has been accused of sexism for telling a female Labour MP to ‘watch her tone’ after she grilled him on the government’s coronavirus testing strategy in the House of Commons today. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, a former Labour deputy leader candidate who also works as an A&E doctor in the fight against the pandemic, said … Read more
Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock has ordered health officials to trawl through victim records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data … Read more
Matt Hancock has fanned a wave of confusion over the government’s instructions to elderly people during the coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary last night rubbished reports that healthy over-70s were among the ‘clinically vulnerable’ who had been told to shield for 12 weeks. But he later published a link to NHS guidance which puts all … Read more
Ministers have admitted they face missing Matt Hancock‘s coronavirus testing target today – as experts brand it a ‘red herring’ that has hampered the response. Amid criticism that the UK was lagging behind countries such as South Korea and Germany, the Health Secretary dramatically pledged on April 2 that 100,000 checks a day would be carried … Read more