HENRY DEEDES examines Matt Hancock’s authoritarian leanings

Matt Hancock breezed in, loving life at the forefront of this new authoritarian regime: HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary on presumptuous form in Parliament By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 13 October 2020 What a cocky figure Matt Hancock cut as he entered … Read more

Number 10 faces Commons revolt on 10pm pub curfew as it is accused of ‘dirty tricks’ tactics

Number 10 faces Commons revolt on 10pm pub curfew as it is accused of ‘dirty tricks’ tactics in attempt to AVOID a vote By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:44 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 15:44 BST, 13 October 2020 Tory MPs are set to mount a new revolt over the unpopular … Read more

Cabinet hawks Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson sideline Matt Hancock over lockdown

Matt Hancock appears to have lost a Cabinet battle over control of the coronavirus restrictions after he was sidelined by the Prime Minister last night. Boris Johnson was flanked by hawkish Chancellor Rishi Sunak as he unveiled new lockdown measures last night that placed millions of people into a stricter regime to control the pandemic. … Read more

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Matt Hancock’s failures are no laughing matter

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Matt Hancock’s failures are no laughing matter By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 07:56 BST, 11 October 2020 | Updated: 07:57 BST, 11 October 2020 Once again a leading supporter of imposing stringent rules on the rest of us has been caught not taking his own position … Read more

Matt Hancock makes tasteless Covid test joke in Commons bar as he ‘joined MPs flouting 10pm curfew’

Health Secretary Matt Hancock was last night accused of breaking his own Covid curfew by drinking in a Commons bar beyond 10pm – where he made a crass joke about the Government’s test and trace failings.  Mr Hancock arrived at the bar just before a 9.40pm vote, ordered a glass of white wine and announced: … Read more

Robert Jenrick says Government considering mandatory masks in offices

Could face masks be made mandatory in offices? Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says wearing coverings in workplaces ‘does have some benefit’ and it ‘will be taken into consideration’ Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said face masks ‘have some benefit’ at work He said making them compulsory in offices ‘will be taken into consideration’ Comments represent a … Read more

Matt Hancock warns UK at ‘perilous moment’ in fight against Covid-19

Matt Hancock warns the UK is at a ‘perilous moment’ in the fight against coronavirus and says lockdowns will be a part of life ‘until a vaccine can make us safe’ Matt Hancock today warned UK is at a ‘perilous moment’ in fight against virus He said suppression of Covid-19 is required ‘until a vaccine … Read more

Matt Hancock warns cancer patients will only be treated if Covid-19 stays ‘under control’

Surgeons demand hospital bed reservations as cases spiral Surgeons are calling for hospital beds to be ‘ring-fenced‘ for planned operations, to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’ due to rising Covid-19 cases. A survey for the Royal College of Surgeons of England found most surgeons thought the NHS could not meet its targets to get surgery … Read more

Labour savages Matt Hancock for having NO idea how many contacts need to be traced

Matt Hancock warns cancer patients will only be treated if Covid-19 stays ‘under control’ – as he is savaged for ‘having no idea how many infected people are walking around’ after testing shambles saw 16.000 cases MISSED By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 6 October 2020 … Read more

Sir Paul Nurses urges ministers to invest in ‘small ship’ labs to save UK’s chaotic testing system

A top scientist has accused ministers of neglecting small laboratories that could save Britain’s chaotic testing system from collapse – as Labour called for Health Secretary Matt Hancock to resign over a swabbing bungle that saw thousands of cases missed. The Government is staring down the barrel of catastrophe as infections continue to spike and officials struggle … Read more