Man charged with assaulting Matt Hancock on Tube train
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 61-year-old man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground. A spokesman for Matt Hancock added “this sort of behaviour is a rare occurrence” and stressed the “importance of shutting down baseless misinformation which causes so much harm”. open image in gallery Former health secretary Matt Hancock After leaving office in June 2021, Mr Hancock faced criticism over shortages of personal protective equipment in the NHS in the early stages of the pandemic, the award of contracts to supply masks and the decision to move elderly patients into care homes without Covid testing to free up hospital beds. Mr Hancock said last month he would not stand as an MP at the next election and would instead find “new ways to reach people” who were disengaged with politics.
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