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Former England captain Wayne Rooney has hit out at Matt Hancock after the health secretary said Premier League stars should take a pay cut amid the coronavirus crisis. There have been calls for players to give up a chunk of their wages in recent days, with the Premier League also suggesting that they should take … Read more
Matt Hancock today blasted sunbathers for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules as he said it is ‘quite unbelievable’ that a ‘small minority’ of people are refusing to stay at home. The Health Secretary said the government’s guidance for people not to go outside apart from in very specific circumstances was ‘not a request, it is a … Read more
Two of the most senior Ministers leading the Government response to the coronavirus crisis are locked in battle over when to lift the economically devastating lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made ‘robust’ representations to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, arguing that unless a path is mapped now for a swift return to normal economic activity it … Read more
Britons are still being told face masks do not protect them from coronavirus despite the US dramatically switching its stance overnight and advising all Americans to wear them. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today said the UK would not change its approach because he claims there is little evidence to show the masks help, and they … Read more
Gary Lineker has warned against a ‘judgemental pile-on’ on footballers who have not taken a pay cut during the coronavirus crisis after Matt Hancock urged them to ‘play their part’. The former England striker and Match of the Day host believes that Premier League stars should not be vilified yet and said: ”I think a … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
A man who has just got over coronavirus is not the obvious choice to saddle up when the cavalry is called in to save the day. After a series of dire performances by a procession of ministers in the daily Downing Street briefings, the pressure was on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to respond to nationwide … Read more
Matt Hancock pledges to write off £13.4billion of NHS debt to help strengthen health service during coronavirus crisis Matt Hancock has written off £13.4billion of historic NHS debt at No10 today The Health Secretary made £300million available to fund local pharmacies He broke Government rules on self-isolation to unveil measures at press briefing It comes … Read more
Matt Hancock pledges to write off £13.4billion of NHS debt to help strengthen health service during coronavirus crisis Matt Hancock has written off £13.4billion of historic NHS debt at No10 today The Health Secretary made £300million available to fund local pharmacies He broke Government rules on self-isolation to unveil measures at press briefing It comes … Read more