previous appearance covid commission He served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Health during Pandemic, Matt Hancockcame back unleash chaos Hancock defended himself this Thursday against attacks from some of his colleagues and the Government’s main scientific advisers, who accused him of lying and making statements without his knowledge, and lashed out at counter-attacks. Dominik Cummingsright hand Boris Johnson For most of his time as Prime Minister.
Johnson’s advisortoxic cultureAccording to Hancock, the government is disrupting the work of his ministry in the fight against the epidemic. “Sometimes we were blocked “And I can say that our concerns in others were not taken seriously enough by the end of February,” the former minister said, appearing before the commission for the second time since public hearings began. During the intervention, which lasted more than five hours, Hancock defended his performance as Chief Medical Officer and said his department had sufficient capacity to make the necessary decisions. He insisted that he did not have the power.
first incarceration
“We try raise the alarm “We have been talking about the magnitude of the problem since mid-January,” he said. “This was not a problem that only the Ministry of Health could solve. Because our department did not have the capacity to close schools. “This should have been understood and piloted earlier by the core of Government.” Hancock assured that this would happen. Prevented 90 percent of deaths In the first wave in case Quarantine on March 2three weeks before the actual date.
Hancock pointed out that some of the initial decisions were made based on scientific indicators. transmission among those who are asymptomatic, something that turns out to be wrong. “What I regret most is that I did not persist more and ultimately overturned the official scientific advice I received.” Hancock’s claims are as follows: refuted by lawyer Hugo KeithThe inquiry’s lead lawyer showed documents containing warnings by the Government’s scientific advisers about this possibility. Have Cummings It has been described as “rubbish“ Hancock’s statements on social networks accused him of “confusing” Johnson and giving him false information.
internal tensions
Intervention of the former minister Resigned in June 2021 He kissed one of his assistants for breaking covid distancing rules – while contact outside the home was banned – he confirmed tensions and conflicts of opinion Within the Government in the early months of the epidemic. Some clashes involving the current Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak (then Economy Secretary), who launched a scheme to encourage attendance at pubs and restaurants in August 2020 without prior consultation with Hancock. The number of infections rose again a few weeks later.
Resolution of disputes between senior officials of the British Government during the epidemic, publication of results Preliminary preparations of the commission chaired by the Baroness Heather Hallett. The report on the first two modules of the research, which analyzes the degree of preparedness of the British healthcare system and the success of decision-making at the political level, is expected to be published in the middle of the year. next yearOnce the first part of the public appearance is over. One of these interventions, that of Boris Johnson himself, will take place next week.