UK minister Matt Hancock, who broke Covid-19 rules by kissing aide, resigns
Hindustan TimesBritain's health minister Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday after admitting he broke Covid-19 guidance by kissing and embracing an aide in his office. In his letter of resignation to PM Johnson, Hancock said that the government owes “it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down.” Stating that the nation needs to focus on a public crisis, Hancock in his letter said, “The last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis." “I also need be with my children at this time.” British PM Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to fire his health secretary after the admission that he broke Covid-19 guidelines by kissing an employee sparked accusations of blatant hypocrisy. Reacting to the letter of exit, Johnson said he was “sorry” to receive Hancock’s resignation and that he “should leave office very proud of what you have achieved — not just in tackling the pandemic, but even before Covid-19 struck us."
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