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The former Downing Street aide was critical of his former boss Boris Johnson.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the claims from Dominic Cummings were untrue, while the Prime Minister insisted he was ‘getting on with the…

Matt Hancock Says Dominic Cummings Claim About Him Lying Is Not True Health secretary is fighting to save his career after former aides torrent of allegations about response to Covid. Matt Hancock has hit back at Dominic Cummings over claims he lied and failed the public as “unsubstantiated allegations” and “not true”.  The health secretary has been left fighting to save his career after Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser accused him of repeatedly lying, being disastrously incompetent and cl...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the “unsubstantiated” attacks on him by Dominic Cummings are “not true”, as he fought to save his career. Boris Johnson’s former aide accused Mr Hancock of repeatedly lying, being disastrously incompetent and claimed he should have been fired on multiple occasions during the course of the pandemic. Forced to go to the House of Commons to respond to the claims, Mr Hancock said: “These unsubstantiated allegations around honesty are not true. “I’v...

The public inquiry into the UK's response to Covid-19 should be urgently brought forward in light of Dominic Cummings' explosive evidence to MPs, the

‘Like a scene from Independence Day’: Dominic Cummings timeline of the ‘crucial week’ in the government’s coronavirus response Dominic Cummings has given a blow-by-blow account of the Downing Street operation in the “crucial week” of Covid-19 decision making pre-lockdown Photo: Alamy 27 May 2021 This timeline sets out the key moments, according to the PMs former senior adviser, where Boris Johnsons team reversed on herd immunity and the then-cabinet secretary advocated for chicken...

Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson respond to Dominic Cummings attacks on them Health Minister Matt Hancock in the House of Commons answeringr an urgent question over allegations made by former senior No 10 aide Dominic Cummings that he lied to colleagues and performed "disastrously" during the Covid pandemic. Picture by House of Commons/PA  David Hughes and Geraldine Scott, PA 27 May, 2021 13:50 Britains health secretary Mr Hancock said the "unsubst...

MATT Hancock has denied Dominic Cummings’ claims of incompetence during a grilling by MPs in the House of Commons.

The UK Health Secretary will face MPs on Thursday over allegations made by former senior No 10 aide Dominic Cummings that he lied to colleagues and performed “disastrously” during the Covid pandemic. Matt Hancock said on Wednesday night he had not seen Mr Cummings’ seven-hour evidence to MPs as he was “saving lives” by dealing with the vaccination rollout. He will answer a Commons urgent question and is due to lead a Government press conference, the day after a scathing attack b...

Conservative MP Cherilyn Mackrory has congratulated Matt Hancock on his work as health secretary during the pandemic following accusations in…