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'I've got to resign': Matt Hancock steps down after breaching Covid rules
- Published_at:2021-06-26
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Guardian News
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- description: Health secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday after he admitted breaching coronavirus restrictions. Footage emerged of the health secretary kissing his colleague, Gina Coladangelo, when the public was still being advised not to hug people outside their household. In a video posted on Twitter, Hancock said: 'I understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, you have made. And those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that's why I've got to resign.' Hancock, who has led the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, was the latest in a string of government officials to be accused of breaching restrictions imposed on the rest of the population to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian
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