the health secretary matt hancock has rejected accusations made by dominic cummings that he lied to the prime minister during the coronavirus pandemic. under questioning by mps, mr hancock said he was aware at the start of the pandemic that 820,000 people could die from covid—19 but that ordering an earlier lockdown would have meant going against scientific advice. 0ur political correspondentjonathan blake was listening to the session. he has been at the forefront of the response of the pandemic throughout but matt hancock has been accused of incompetence and lies. the health secretary would today have his say on the decisions he and others talk that shaped the uk's handling of coronavirus. claim by claim, accusations by the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings were put