Judge dismisses Matt Hancock’s request and orders him to pay Andrew Bridgen £18,000 Legal Former ex-health minister Matt Hancock MP is set to head to trial against former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen after a judge dismisses his strike-out application
Dyslexia and ADHD diagnoses should not just be reserved for the wealthy Matt Hancock One in seven people are neurodivergent but far too few get the help they need early. Universal screening will ensure no child with dyslexia or ADHD is left behind, says Matt Hancock Battered, bruised, and blistered. Just a few words that describe how I’m feeling following Sunday’s London Marathon. This year I was running (hobbling [...]
Court told that Matt Hancock’s tweet did not name Andrew Bridgen in ongoing libel battle Legal Andrew Bridgen’s claim of libel from a tweet issued by Matt Hancock “fails to set out” any evidence that the tweet was about him, a court was told. The expelled former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen launched legal action against the ex-health minister and current independent MP, Matt Hancock last year. Bridgen had the whip removed [...]
City A.M.’s Political Quiz of the Year: 2023 December 29, 2023 How well do you remember 2023’s resignations, rows and reshuffles? Put your political knowledge to the test with our quiz.
Rishi Sunak defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme as ‘micro policy’ December 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme to the Covid-19 inquiry as a “micro-policy” and said he was not warned about the risks.
Covid-19 Inquiry: Five things we learned during Boris Johnson’s evidence December 7, 2023 Boris Johnson was sworn into the UK Covid-19 inquiry to give evidence on his handling of the pandemic. Here's five things we learned.
Dominic Cummings created ‘culture of fear’ in No10, Matt Hancock tells Covid inquiry November 30, 2023 Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in government that undermined the pandemic response, as he defended his record at the Covid-19 inquiry.
Sadiq Khan: Mayor of London ‘alarmed’ at being ‘kept in dark’ over Covid, inquiry told November 27, 2023 Sadiq Khan was left “alarmed” after being “kept in the dark” over the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the official UK inquiry has heard.
Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by Covid-19 data, Vallance tells inquiry November 20, 2023 Boris Johnson was “bamboozled” by the graphs and data presented to him by scientists during the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK’s official inquiry has been told.
Matt Hancock wanted to decide who ‘lived and died’ if NHS overwhelmed, Covid inquiry told November 2, 2023 Then-health secretary Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed during the pandemic, the UK’s official Covid-19 inquiry has been told.