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Hancock ‘told to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

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Matt Hancock was instructed by the Cabinet Office to tone down claims in his memoir that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in China, according to leaked correspondence.

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The Guardian

Cabinet Office ‘told Matt Hancock to tone down lab leak claims’

Former health secretary was asked to make clear in Pandemic Diaries that he was not reflecting government’s view

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Hancock ‘told to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

The Cabinet Office said it would ’cause problems’ if the former health secretary repeated the allegations in his memoir’.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Matt Hancock 'told to tone down China Covid lab leak concerns in memoir'

Former health secretary Matt Hancock was reportedly censored over concerns Covid may have originated from a Chinese lab leak (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Matt Hancock was told by senior Whitehall officials to tone down claims in his memoir that Covid-19 may have begun with a lab leak in China, according to leaked correspondence. The former health secretary wrote in the original manuscript for his Pandemic Diaries that it was ‘just too mu…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Matt Hancock Covid memoirs censored over Wuhan lab leak comments

Ex-health secretary warned to steer clear of China criticism by government officials after he said Beijing's explanation 'just doesn't fly'

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Hancock ‘told to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

Matt Hancock was instructed by the Cabinet Office to tone claims in his memoir that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in China, according to leaked correspondence.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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