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Boris Johnson urged to remove Matt Hancock by top official

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Lord Sedwill told the Covid inquiry there had been a loss of confidence in the former health secretary.

The UK's top official during the first part of the Covid pandemic has said he urged Boris Johnson to remove Matt Hancock as health secretary.

He added that the "idiocy" of Mr Hancock's response, as well as then-attorney general Suella Braverman, risked undermining Covid laws, adding: "I'm ready to read the riot act as required."Speaking at the inquiry, Lord Sedwill admitted he told Mr Case in another exchange that Mr Hancock should be sacked "to save lives and the NHS".

Asked whether Mr Johnson was left in "no doubt whatsoever" he should replace Mr Hancock, Lord Sedwill replied: "Indeed". He told the inquiry he had made the remarks in "private exchanges" that he never thought would be made public.

 

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