hancock, the health secretary at the time, asks for clarification what exactly the covid guidance was at the time the photograph was taken. he says he cannot think of rules that were broken other than the guidance to keep a metre or more away from others. referencing the press, he said the worst they could do is say they kissed before the legalised hugs. they discuss the workplace guidance a place at the time it said workers should maintain social distancing where ever possible. is advisor points out that it was possible, clearly, from the picture. in a separate exchange, mr hancock seeks advice from the former chancellor about a resignation video he plans to publish. mr osborne says it is good but suggests he probably should include an apology to his loved ones. he eventually resigned in the video posted on twitter. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, then you have made, and those
that were broken other than the guidance to keep a metre or more away from others. referencing the press, he said the worst they could do is say they kissed before they legalised hugs. they discussed the workplace guidance a place at the time it said workers should maintain social distancing where ever possible. his advisor points out that it was possible, clearly, from the picture. in a separate exchange, mr hancock seeks advice from the former chancellor george 0sbourne about a resignation video he plans to publish. mr osborne says it is good but suggests he probably should include an apology to his loved ones. he eventually resigned in the video posted on twitter. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, then you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that s why i ve got to resign.
the paper that he and gina coladangelo were in love . the friend said it all started in may, but it is serious . and according to the observer, mr hancock s departure comes after a day of humiliation . we re joined now by the conservative political commentator tim montgomerie. a very good morning to you. what did you make of the resignation video? i you make of the resignation video? i thought it was the right tone. it was disappointing that matt hancock did not resign perhaps 2a hours earlier. i think it would have nipped the whole thing in the bud that little bit more quickly. but he did do the right thing in the end and i think that s good for the authority of the government s covid 19 policy and it s also good for the general standing of the
and specifically the world here in washington, the world of politics, how will everyone else adjust to this issue of millennials and photos? i think it s something that s going to be, going to continue to unfold and there s ultimately going to have to be a reckoning at some point with this, because, s listen, this is a generation that grew up right when facebook was just beginning to become something that young people were using to document their lives. right? that means that there are some people using facebook since they were 17, 19, 21 years old. often well before they even thought they would have a political career and there s just stuff out there on everybody. one of the things that katie hill said in her resignation video is that she didn t think that her imperfection would be weaponized, and that s one of the reasons that i think this is such a unique case and sort of so uniquely telling, because, of course, imperfections are always going to be weaponized. that s what politics