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the whatsapp exchanges show how mr hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the kent variant in december 2020, to scare the public into changing their behaviour. our political correspondent helen catt reports. for several days, the telegraph has been publishing leaked messages sent between the former health secretary matt hancock and others during the pandemic. with the latest batch, they accuse mr hancock and his team of engaging in a kind of project fear. on 14 december, 2020, mr hancock announced the existence of the kent variant of coronavirus, it had been growing as a proportion of cases, including in london where there was a steep rise. the sunday telegraph has published a message exchange from the day before where mr hancock appears to discuss potential resistance by the mayor of lockdown in the city. his aide suggests "rather than doing too much signalling, we can roll the pitch with the new strain."