A dishier Rishi – and handsomer Hancock! 5ft 6in Sunak is played a by 6ft star in new TV drama… and didn’t we see the Health Secretary in Broadchurch? By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:12 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 12:58 BST, 28 March 2021 He’s a politician known … Read more
Mass coronavirus vaccination sites across the UK have announced they will close temporarily next month due to looming supply issues – as Matt Hancock revealed the jabs have saved at least 6,000 lives already in the UK. Vaccine centres in Devon, Cornwall and Kent are among those to have confirm they will ‘have to pause’ during … Read more
Matt Hancock today unveiled a new pandemic-fighting body that will replace Public Health England and protect the UK in the face of future disease outbreaks. The Health Secretary said the UK Health Security Agency will begin work next month and its ‘sole job’ will be to ‘plan, prevent and respond to external threats to health’. … Read more
Britain’s jab drive reaches the half-way stage: Matt Hancock hails ‘national success story’ as he announces 50% of UK adults have received their first dose of Covid vaccine By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 11:26 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 11:33 GMT, 20 March 2021 Half of all Britons have had their first dose … Read more
HOW MATT HANCOCK WAS FORCED TO REVEAL INDIA VACCINE DELAY 5pm, Wednesday Just before the Downing Street press conference news breaks that the NHS has issued a letter to vaccine clinics warning of a ‘substantial reduction’ in vaccine supply. 5pm press conference Matt Hancock did not explain the vaccine shortage in his opening remarks but … Read more
Matt Hancock today insisted the UK ‘fully expects’ all of its contracts with vaccine manufacturers to be delivered on as ministers condemned Brussels’ ‘brinkmanship’ after the EU threatened to block exports of the jabs. The Health Secretary told a Downing Street press conference this evening he believes vaccines manufactured inside the bloc which have been … Read more
‘It IS a pay rise’: Matt Hancock defends 1 per cent pay offer for NHS staff amid claims that it is actually a pay CUT because inflation is due to rise this year The Health Secretary told MPs that the proposed offer was ‘affordable’ Was asked whether it was a pay increase or a real-terms … Read more
A year ago today, Britain rallied together to mourn the death of its then-youngest Covid-19 victim – as Britons saw a glimpse of the devastation to come. Father-of-two Nick Matthews, 59 – a retired policeman – had died one day earlier in Bristol Royal Infirmary – with his heartbroken wife describing him as her ‘life partner and … Read more
Matt Hancock last night hailed the Novavax vaccination’s 86.3 per cent effectiveness against the Kent strain of Covid-19. The Health Secretary confirmed the UK has 60 million doses of the jab, developed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on order ahead of its approval by the medicines regulator. He said: ‘Really encouraging results from Novavax tonight on its efficacy against variants. ‘We’ve … Read more
Matt Hancock reveals homeless Brits will be bumped up the Covid vaccine priority list after top scientists said it would save lives JCVI vaccine advisers said homeless people should be on jab priority list Matt Hancock has asked NHS to reach them alongside people with health issues There are 280,000 homeless people living in the … Read more