Uks internal market. In australia, a two Week Covid Lockdown for sydney and surrounding areas, after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant. A Big Day for Gareth Bale and his team as wales take On Denmark in the last 16 of the euros. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, is under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of Coronavirus Guidance on social distancing. Mr hancock said he was very sorry for letting people down. Borisjohnson has accepted his apology and considers the matter closed. Our political correspondent Helen Catt reports. Yesterday, it was on one front page. Today, the image of the Health Secretary kissing his aide in his departmental office is on many more. Matt hancock has apologised for breaking the social Distancing Guidance he helped set and promote, but fresh questions are being raised. He might stay in office, but can he do hisjob . And i think it is fatally compromised in a sit
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Because of this. i also think it matters from just the public view and confidence in the government. we have had a number of government ministers now in various different scenarios facing ethical questions and all of them are individually defensible, but none of them seem to resign. that is a bible passage for the conservative party to stand out of the country. of the conservative party can show that ministers take responsibility for their actions and sometimes resign, that undermines public confidence in the integrity of the government. trier? public confidence in the integrity of the government. very quickly, what has done of the government. very quickly, what has done the of the government. very quickly, what has done the most - of the government. very quickly, | what has done the most damage, of the government. very quickly, - what has done the most damage, matt hancock? hypocrisy, orthe handling by borisjohnson of the matter? in a by boris johnson of the matter? in a few da s