Published 1 year ago

Matt Hancock disputes claim he rejected care home Covid advice

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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has disputed claims he rejected expert advice on Covid tests for people going into care homes in England at the start of the pandemic.

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BBC News

Hancock denies claim he rejected care home advice

The ex-health secretary's spokesman says leaked messages have been "doctored to create a false story".

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Minister rejects claim Matt Hancock ignored advice on Covid testing

Helen Whately defends ex-colleague while answering urgent question in Commons after leak of messages

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Hancock claims texts showing he ignored Covid care home advice were ‘doctored’

Ex-Tory health secretary rejects ‘distorted account’ based on 100,000 WhatsApp messages

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock faces claims he ignored care home testing advice in WhatsApp leak

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock furiously disputed the suggestion that he ignored advice to test everyone entering care homes from Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty in April 2020

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Matt Hancock accused of rejecting care hom testing advice

Before we begin, I ought to declare an interest: I have for many years defended Matt Hancock. As health secretary, he made significant errors in his handling of the pandemic, not least the way in which Covid was allowed to spread into residential care homes in the spring of 2020. But Hancock also got some big decisions right.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Matt Hancock accused of rejecting care home COVID testing advice - after 'ghoulish' leak of WhatsApp messages to newspaper

The then health secretary expressed concerns that expanding care home testing could get in the way of the 100,000 daily COVID test target, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph, based on messages handed to the paper by the politician's ghost writer Isabel Oakeshott.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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