BBCNEWS BBC News October 17, 2021 03:17:00
Including the foreign secretary, the housing secretary and the culture secretary. and this was not a point that came through the uk government, though they were supportive of it. it was an internal un appointment. there were many in the international community who suddenly questioned matt hancock's expertise for doing this role — his knowledge of africa, and also his past mistakes and how that would lead to a good ambassador for this particular role. matt hancock's friends say that obviously the un must have been aware of his history and all these other things beforehand, but one thing they ...