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Matt Hancock resigns as Tory MPs join calls for his resignation
- Published_at:2021-06-26
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Channel 4 News
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- description: Matt Hancock resigned from his job this evening - almost 48 hours after the publication of a picture of him kissing a close aide, in breach of his own covid rules. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) While Labour, the SNP and the Liberal Democrats called for him to go - just two Conservative MPs have publicly said he should resign - but there's been no tsunami of support from his own side either. Away from the politics - perhaps the most damning assessment - in an open letter to the Prime Minister, some of the families bereaved by Covid, described Mr Hancock as an "embarrassment" to the government and said his position was no longer tenable. ------- ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News
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