Borisjohnson said mr hancock should leave office very proud of what he d achieved. A few hours ago the former home secretary and chancellor, sajid javid, was announced as mr hancock s replacement. Our political correspondent, ben wright, has the story. One of the most familiar faces of the pandemic, the health secretary at the heart of decision making as the country battled covid, and often seen at his side was this woman, gina coladangelo, a former lobbyist, adviser to the health secretary and long term friend. But yesterday came this image of them kissing in matt hancock s office, breaking, as he admitted, the government s own covid guidelines and plunging his career into crisis. This evening, he quit. I understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that 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. Matt hancock hoped to ride out the storm, a cabinet minister with big ambition, who had t
Secretary. In other news, as rescue and research for survivors, warnings three years ago about the safety of the collapse of the florida apartment plot. In sydney come authorities extend the city locked down after shop increases in covid i9 decreases describing at the scary phase of the pandemic so far. after a shock increase in covid i9 cases, describing it as. Welcome if you are watching in the uk are around the world. I m sunday. We began in the uk would help secretary matt hancock resigned one day after admitting a brief social justice and guidelines by kissing a colleague in his office inside the department of health building. i am a shaun ley. Because the step towns came from some hippies after the publication of images showing him embracing his aid. from mps. Matt hancock informed the prime minister he was resigning in a letter singular people down and made a public announcement on his social media feed. Our political correspondent ben wright give us the full story earl
And wales s euro 2020 dreams are over, beaten four nil, by denmark as italy knock out austria, with a 2 1victory. The uk health secretary, matt hancock, has resigned, a day after admitting he d breached social distancing guidelines, by kissing a colleague in his office, in the department of health. Calls for him to step down had come from some conservative mps, after the publication of images showing him embracing his aide, gina coladangelo. Mr hancock informed the prime minister he was resigning in a letter, saying he d let people down, and then he made a public announcement on social media. Borisjohnson has said mr hancock should leave office very proud of what he d achieved. Our political correspondent, ben wright has the story. One of the most familiar faces of the pandemic, the health secretary at the heart of decision making as the country battled covid, and often seen at his side was this woman, gina coladangelo, a former lobbyist, adviser to the health secretary and long term
Good evening. Injust a good evening. In just a few minutes, we are going to bejoining viewers on bbc one with the latest national news with sophie raworth. But first, it s one of the oldest rivalries in football. In less than an hour, england and scotland s men will face each other in their euro 2020 match. Thousands of fans have travelled to the capital to savour the atmosphere in the build up to the game. It s the first time the men s teams have met in a major tournament for a quarter of a century. An england win will see them qualify for the knockout stage, while scotland are seeking to keep their hopes of progressing alive. Come down to london, great atmosphere, everybody seems to be getting on great. Nothing to complain. 31, 31. You ve gone 3 1, i m thinking 2 1. But it s going to be good, it s going to be good. England fans the pubs, the restaurants, everywhere that i ve been absolutely fantastic. Amazing. Hopefully it s a really good game, many goals. All for england! come o