Matt Hancock calls for ‘attractive’ tax regime to boost UK crypto sector June 23, 2022 Matt Hancock has called for the introduction of an “attractive” tax system and “liberal” regulatory regime to help the UK become "the jurisdiction of choice for crypto".
Barrister Jolyon Maugham QC apologises for falsely claiming court victory against Matt Hancock February 17, 2022 The well-known London-based barrister Jolyon Maugham QC made a rare apology yesterday for falsely claiming he had won a High Court case against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Maugham said his office was “under-staffed” when a Twitter user wrote that his campaign group – The Good Law Project – had falsely claimed victory. On Tuesday, [...]
High Court rules hiring process to bring in Dido Harding and Mike Coupe was unlawful February 15, 2022 The High Court ruled today that the process behind the Government’s appointment of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe to senior emergency healthcare jobs without competition was unlawful. The Court declared that the processes by which Matt Hancock appointed Dido Harding as Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection and Mike Coupe as Director of [...]
United Nations job offer to Matt Hancock withdrawn after only three days October 16, 2021 A United Nations job offer to disgraced former health secretary Matt Hancock has apparently been withdrawn after only three days. Earlier this week, Hancock announced he had been appointed a special representative to the UN in an unpaid role. The former cabinet minister, who resigned in June after admitting he broke coronavirus restrictions during relations [...]
£80m in Covid contracts lawsuit: Matt Hancock’s personal WhatsApp and emails to be scrutinised September 21, 2021 The personal WhatsApp messages and emails from former Health Secretary Matt Hancock will be searched as part of a High Court battle over millions of pounds’ worth of antibody test contracts. The Good Law Project has brought legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), claiming that more than £80m in contracts [...]
Matt Hancock on getaway in Swiss Alps with lover Gina Coladangelo September 2, 2021 The former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has been spotted on holiday in a Swiss ski resort with his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo. Hancock resigned in June after footage was leaked which showed him breaking social distancing rules by kissing and groping ex-aide Coladangelo in the workplace. His exit sparked a cabinet reshuffle which saw him replaced [...]
Pingdemic: Hancock was urged to ‘tweak’ Covid-19 Test and Trace app August 17, 2021 Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was reportedly asked whether the NHS Covid-19 app should be amended to alert contacts of positive cases from two days back rather than five days, but no change was made. The app was tweaked earlier this month amid the so-called “pingdemic”, which had seen hundreds of thousands of alerts sent [...]
Data watchdog teams raid homes and seize computers amid Matt Hancock affair probe July 15, 2021 Teams from the UK’s data watchdog have seized computers after raiding two homes as part of their probe into the leaked CCTV footage of Matt Hancock’s affair. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) searched two addresses in the south of England earlier today, taking personal computer equipment and other electronic devices with them. “In these circumstances, the [...]
‘Is my camera on?’: Sajid Javid pokes fun at Matt Hancock over office CCTV July 8, 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has poked fun at his predecessor as he addressed a conference from his office in the Department of Health and Social Care. “I hope my camera is on, is my camera on?” he asked as he dialled in to the conference, adding: “I mean, the one on my laptop, not the [...]
Lord Bethell probed over Westminster pass for Matt Hancock’s aide Gina Coladangelo July 6, 2021 Tory peer under investigation over pass for aide Matt Hancock was caught kissing