UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules
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FRANK GRIFFITHS and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
June 26, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, May 27, 2021, Britain s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing from Downing Street in London. Britain’s health minister has resigned as Health Secretary in a letter to Boris Johnson, released Saturday June 26, 2021.Matt Dunham/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Thursday, May 27, 2021 file photo, Britain s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street in London. Britain’s health minister has resigned as Health Secretary in a letter to Boris Johnson, released Saturday June 26, 2021.Matt Dunham/APShow MoreShow Less
UK health minister resigns after breaking COVID-19 protocols
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British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock leaves 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom on June 23, 2021. (Photo by David Cliff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
LONDON - U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.
The tabloid Sun newspaper had run images showing Hancock, who is married, and senior aide Gina Coladangelo kissing in an office at the Department of Health. The Sun said the closed circuit television images were taken May 6 11 days before lockdown rules were eased to allow hugs and other physical contact with people outside one’s own household.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned Saturday (UK time), a day after apologising for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was a
U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led the country s response to the coronavirus, resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.