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Matt Hancock photographs Gina Goladangelo leaving Downing Street on May 1
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted that he broke social far-sightedness after pictures of him kissing an aide appeared in a British newspaper.
He said after the pictures with Gina Goladangelo came out that he “cheated people”, he was nominated for the post, and “sorry.”
Since then, Labor has put great pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to remove Hong Kong, saying the situation is “unsustainable”.
But those close to the prime minister say Boris Johnson has accepted Hancock’s apology and “considers the matter closed.”
When asked if the Prime Minister had “full confidence” in Hancock, Boris Johnson’s spokeswoman replied: “Yes.”
Newspaper The sun, The publisher of the photos said the photos of Hancock and Kolatangelo, who were married with children, were taken inside the health department in early May 2021.
Social exclusion in the workplace is not a legal requirement, but it is recommended by the government.
People are advised to stay at a distance of 2 meters at any time or within 1 meter to mitigate the danger.
On May 6, while the UK was in the 2nd phase of the Govt-19 restrictions, it was allowed to meet at home for work purposes, but only when “most necessary”.
Labor leader Anne Lizzie Dots said: “If Matt Hankcock had a secret relationship with a consultant in his office and he was personally appointed to the role of taxpayer financier, it would be a blatant abuse of power and a clear conflict of interest.” .
“His position is hopeless and Boris Johnson should remove him.”
The party said it would not drop the matter after people close to the prime minister said it considered it “closed”.
“Although the government has tried to cover up the matter, the matter has certainly not been closed,” a spokesman said.
A government spokesman said Kolatangelo’s appointment was “done in the usual way” and “followed due process.”
Also, in a statement, Hancock, a 42-year-old man with three fathers, said: “I accept that I have broken the social far-sightedness in these circumstances. I have brought people down, sorry.
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Labor is pushing for the removal of Hong Kong from Prime Minister Boris Johnson
“I focus on working to get the country out of this epidemic and I will be grateful to maintain my family’s privacy in this personal matter.”
This Friday (06-25) Hancock canceled a visit to a Govt-19 vaccination center at the Newmarket Racecourse in the West Suffolk constituency, just hours after the story was published. The sun.
‘Hypocrisy’
Kolatangelo, who has known the Health Secretary since they worked together on Oxford University Student Radio, was appointed non-executive director of the Department of Health in September 2020.
He earns between 15 and 20 working days a year for 15,000 (R $ 102,000).
Liberal Democrats are calling for Hong Kong to resign, accusing him of “hypocrisy” because of his social distance.
Health spokeswoman Munira Wilson said: “Families should not hug their loved ones in the workplace.”
Hancock’s ministerial colleagues gathered around him, and International Development Secretary Lis Truss told the BBC: “(Hancock) has my support (in the cabinet). This is a personal matter.”
The Secretary of Transportation said at the Grand Shops event Today, Gives BBC Radio 4: “For a long time I think there was a complete difference between what people do in their work and what they do in their personal lives.”
Hancock has been married to osteopath Martha for 15 years. Kolatangelo, 43, is married to Oliver Tress, founder of Oliver Bonus, a women’s clothing and accessories store.
In May 2020, epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson resigned from the government’s Scientific Advisory Council (Sage), when a woman he was in a relationship with went to his home and found he had violated preventive rules.
At the time, Hancock called Ferguson’s actions “absurd” and said the rules of social distance were “for everyone” and “dangerously serious”.
This Friday, Wales Labor Prime Minister Mark Drakford “quickly condemns” Ferguson: “Of course here in Wales, we hope that all of our ministerial staff will be followed by others.”
“We can’t make laws for others and be willing to comply with them.”
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