Coco's bid to decide life or death

MATT “Coco” Hancock wanted to play God and decide “who lived and who died” if hospitals were overwhelmed, an ex-NHS boss claimed.

- STEVE HUGHES

Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England until 2021, was giving evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry.

In his witness statement, he said: “The secretary of state for health and social care took the position that in this situation he – rather than, say, the medical profession or the public – should ultimately decide who should live and who should die.

“Fortunately, this horrible dilemma never crystallised.”