Hancock: Johnson apologised for hiring Cummings
The Sunday Mirror|December 03, 2023
Adviser 'damaged' Covid effort
MIKEY SMITH
Hancock: Johnson apologised for hiring Cummings

MATT Hancock claims Boris Johnson apologised to him for hiring Dominic Cummings.

The revelation emerged in papers he submitted to the Covid inquiry.

They say: "The then-Prime Minister apologised to me for appointing his chief adviser and for the damage he did to the response to Covid-19.

Mr Hancock repeatedly complained about Mr Cummings during a long feud claiming his rival tried to "centralise power" to himself and his decision-making was "known to be erratic.

The former Health Secretary says Mr Johnson accepted that his controversial adviser had "damaged" the coronavirus effort.

This story is from the December 03, 2023 edition of The Sunday Mirror.

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