The former health secretary faces criticism at the Covid Inquiry as key witnesses accuse him of lying and mishandling the pandemic.
The former health secretary told the Inquiry his department was trying to 'wake up Whitehall' to the seriousness of the virus in early 2020. ITV News Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks and Political Editor Robert Peston report. He has been the subject of fierce criticism by a number of key witnesses at the Inquiry so far, setting the stage for a day of headline-making revelations from the stand. Dominic Cummings, a key figure in No.
10 during the height of Covid, previously said Mr Hancock 'lied his way through' the pandemic and 'killed people'. Even posted on social media site X while Mr Hancock was giving evidence on Thursday, accusing his former colleague of 'flat out lying'. But inside the Inquiry, lead counsel Hugo Keith said: 'The inquiry has no interest in the truth of the allegations... it is impossible for the inquiry to resolve them.
Former Health Secretary Covid Inquiry Criticism Key Witnesses Lying Mishandling Pandemic
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