‘Wish I’d acted earlier’: Matt Hancock’s defence at the COVID inquiry
Matt Hancock took the stand at the COVID inquiry for the first of two days of giving evidence on Thursday.
In 2021, the then health secretary was forced to resign after he admitted he broke the government's own coronavirus guidance to pursue an affair with an aide.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson analyses what Mr Hancock said and the key questions he answered, with our political editor Beth Rigby.
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