Hancock Out in Uproar, Johnson Names Javid New Health Chief
- Prime minister looking to re-establish government’s authority
- Hancock says he should have stuck to pandemic rules he made
Matt Hancock
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government’s authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules.
Matt Hancock quit late Saturday after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of the social distancing guidelines he helped to create. The episode rebounded immediately on Johnson, who had initially fought to keep Hancock in his job and then faced criticism for being too weak to fire the minister.