this is bbc news i'm shaun ley — the headlines at 8pm. the health secretary matt hancock resigns after pictures sajid javid has been replaced as the health secretary. he is replacing matt hancock. in his resignation letter to the prime minister, matt hancock says he owes it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everyone in this country has made. that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. he should have gone yesterday, that would _ he should have gone yesterday, that would have been far better. instead,

downing _ would have been far better. instead, downing street said they are drawing a line _ downing street said they are drawing a line underneath it and now they are saying — a line underneath it and now they are saying matt hancock chose to resign, _ are saying matt hancock chose to resign, borisjohnson has been exposed — resign, borisjohnson has been exposed as failing the test of leadership and demonstrating the most _ leadership and demonstrating the most appalling judgment. gina coladangelo — the aide who was caught on camera with mr hancock has left her role at the department of health. and the euros dream is over for wales — as they lose 4—0 to denmark in amsterdam. good evening. in the last few minutes, sajid javid has been appointed as health

secretary. he previously served as the chancellor of the executor —— exec —— exchequer. he will return to government. his appointment follows matt hancock's resignation after he breached social distancing guidance after kissing a colleague. mr hancock said he owes it to people who sacrificed so much to be honest my meat have let them down. just after that letter appeared, mr hancock released a short resignation statement on his twitter account. here it is. i have been to see the prime minister to resign as secretary of state for health and social. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and thatis rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. i

want to thank people for their incredible sacrifices and what they have done. everybody working in the nhs, across the social care, everyone involved in the vaccine programme, and frankly, everybody in this country who has risen to the challenges that we have seen over this past 18 months. i'm very proud of what we have done to protect the nhs at the peak, to deliver the vaccine roll—out, one of the fastest in the world. and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime ministerfrom the supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches, to make sure that we can get out of this pandemic. we are so close to the end. and then build back better serve this country can fulfil its potential, which is so great. and i will do that with all of my heart. sajid javid return to government is

interesting because he parted under a cloud with the disagreement over the appointment of advisers in number ten. they seemed to be a bad feeling but now it is to sajid javid that the prime minister has turned to in his hour of need. the key is our political editor. it is fast moving because we have to have a health secretary and... imilli have a health secretary and... will be stepped — have a health secretary and... ll be stopped talk about matt hancock? i don't think we will. let's start with matt hancock and the reason he has had to go and ijust think partly it is to do with the charge of hypocrisy. we saw it when dominic cummings broke the rules, tory mps were bombarded with e—mails and complaints that there is an idea that it complaints that there is an idea thatitis complaints that there is an idea that it is one rule for them and another for everyone else. matt hancock has been the face of the rules, he is very much seen as the

person who was pushing for that, he would say in order to save lives and make sure the nhs doesn't fall over. you can't make the rules on and break the rules and in the end the charge of hypocrisy, the public would be very, very angry about that but don't forget that conservative mps, there are a large chunk of them that hate the rules, they think they should have been lifted earlier, again they are blame matt hancock so i think a lot of it was behind that. senior conservative mps did go to the prime minister yesterday and say, look, he cannot stay in hisjob after this, say, look, he cannot stay in hisjob afterthis, he say, look, he cannot stay in hisjob after this, he will have to go. that is intriguing _ after this, he will have to go. that is intriguing because you mentioned dominic cummings and the prime minister actually stood by him and it was later that he went in different circumstances. he was standing by the health secretary and their line didn't change. one has to ask the question, is the prime minister a bit tone deaf on these things? i minister a bit tone deaf on these thins? ~' . ., things? i think in the end it could well have been _

things? i think in the end it could well have been a _ things? i think in the end it could well have been a personal- things? i think in the end it could. well have been a personal decision by matt hancock. don't forget, it is about politics but it is about other things, too. it is about his personal life and his family and we don't have a conversation that have gone on in a house over the last few hours. i think there will definitely have been an element to things. the other point here is that on monday, could matt hancock really have come to the house of commons, making their case of a restriction staying in place for longer and that it wasn't right to stop them now, they were going to stay there until the 19th ofjuly, could he really do that, after everything that has gone on? his great ability was gone. some will say he has become a laughing stock. very different can —— difficult when you are undermined, to be able to stand there and take the party with you, the parliament with you, the country with you, nothing that is incredible. the prime minister _ nothing that is incredible. the prime minister were standing by him even though tory mps were calling that dominic, �*s head. is it that

the prime minister does like to be dictated to as to who sits in his cabinet? , , , ., cabinet? yes, there is definitely a attern to cabinet? yes, there is definitely a pattern to that. _ cabinet? yes, there is definitely a pattern to that. priti _ cabinet? yes, there is definitely a pattern to that. priti patel - cabinet? yes, there is definitely a pattern to that. priti patel being l pattern to that. priti patel being another one. when they were allegations of bullying and the independent adviser on standard said she did bully people in a civil service but it might have been accidental. in the end, he resigned, not her. she wasn't sacked. so, the prime minister has probably looked over the years and seen lots of people being forced out of office, maybe sometimes they did deserve it, sometimes they didn't come adult, i am not going to have that. and it is incredibly disruptive having a high turnover of people. he thought, i will give him a chance on wait and see what happens. quite often that does happen, they start being backed and then realise it can't happen. but i think it was matt hancock's decision, ratherthan but i think it was matt hancock's decision, rather than the premise of sacking him. in decision, rather than the premise of sacking him-— sacking him. in his hour of need, he noes sacking him. in his hour of need, he aoes to sacking him. in his hour of need, he goes to sajid — sacking him. in his hour of need, he

goes to sajid javid. _ sacking him. in his hour of need, he goes to sajid javid. their _ goes to sajid javid. their relationship at the heart of government didn't end well last time but sajid javid has been notably loyal from the back managed just backbenches to the banister. what if the planners are looking for from him? ., , . ., him? one thing has changed dramatically _ him? one thing has changed dramatically and _ him? one thing has changed dramatically and it _ him? one thing has changed dramatically and it is - him? one thing has changed dramatically and it is that. him? one thing has changed - dramatically and it is that dominic cummings has left. a lot of that tension and the reason that sajid javid left was heated up that his team, he said, iam not javid left was heated up that his team, he said, i am not having javid left was heated up that his team, he said, iam not having my team, he said, iam not having my team doing everything threw down his date and dominic cummings and because of that, he had to resign the end. a lot of people so that was him showing loyalty to the people who worked for him. he was praised for that. who worked for him. he was praised forthat. dominic who worked for him. he was praised for that. dominic cummings has gone, to some extent, that may be the way. sajid javid, a former chancellor, incredibly experienced and he will know what he is doing. he isn't across the detail of what has been going on with a cam —— pandemic. whatever you think of matt hancock, this is not a good time to be changing health secretary. that is

probably why he didn't get sacked straightaway because it will be disruptive, someone has to come in from the outside, who hasn't heard everything that has gone on, he has to get across everything immediately, that might be an easy task. in immediately, that might be an easy task. ., , , , immediately, that might be an easy task. , ,,, task. in a sense, he is presumably reaarded task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as _ task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as a _ task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as a safe _ task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as a safe pair— task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as a safe pair of- task. in a sense, he is presumably regarded as a safe pair of hands, l regarded as a safe pair of hands, somebody he can trust with heavy responsibility, rather than look for someone already doing anotherjob in government. someone already doing another 'ob in government.— government. yes, he could promote ministers and _ government. yes, he could promote ministers and the _ government. yes, he could promote ministers and the department. - government. yes, he could promote ministers and the department. i - ministers and the department. i would say they are not a good base payments i can see what i did not happen. there was talk of another person for elsewhere in the cabinet doing it. that is always a buzz ability, some suggesting jeremy hunt coming back. he ability, some suggesting jeremy hunt comin: back. ., ability, some suggesting jeremy hunt coming irack-— ability, some suggesting jeremy hunt comin: back. . . ., , , coming back. he had already been the lonrest coming back. he had already been the longest serving _ coming back. he had already been the longest serving health _ coming back. he had already been the longest serving health secretary. - coming back. he had already been the longest serving health secretary. he l longest serving health secretary. he: has been quizzing the government on their role, so he is across the detail, certainly, buti their role, so he is across the detail, certainly, but i suppose that would have been slightly strange and i think sajid javid is being rewarded for being loyal. some thought he might leave the house of commons. he made a lot of money in a

city, he had another career he could have gone back to but the fact that he hung around on the backbenches suggested he did want to to government and yes, here he is. he is back in the job. will this add to pressure on the prime minister over the use of covid restrictions, that a game in the backbenches who felt someone in government —— some in government were too cautious. i think what a lot of tory backbenchers think is that they know that boris johnson backbenchers think is that they know that borisjohnson have my instinct is to be totally against these restrictions. from the beginning, you could tell his whole demeanour, he couldn't quite believe he was telling the british people to do this. so, ithink telling the british people to do this. so, i think he has steadily been on the side of we have to try to keep the economy going, there are other downsides to locking down. in the end, accused of acting too late. but we are getting to the point now where hopefully it doesn't like the fact that it does look like the vaccine is working, not 100% protection but it seems to be fraying the tie between cases and

hospitalisation so i think that is the point, that we are getting hopefully to was the point where these restrictions can be lifted but i think there will be conservative backbenchers very happy that they probably feel now with sajid javid they might have someone there who might be may be making slightly different arguments to matt hancock. but again, he is there to protect the nhs, that is what you have to do, that doesn't change. find the nhs, that is what you have to do, that doesn't change.- do, that doesn't change. and he needs to find _ do, that doesn't change. and he needs to find any _ do, that doesn't change. and he needs to find any chief - do, that doesn't change. and he| needs to find any chief executive do, that doesn't change. and he i needs to find any chief executive as well. he will have a lot in his in tray. he might be in the office tonight or tomorrow, you never know. let's talk to someone else. dr bharat pankhania of the university of exeter medical schooljoins me now.( it matters what messages are coming out from the people at the top. how have you been feeling about this? so, i was reflecting and saying to

myself, if i were matt hancock, who is going to listen to me in the middle of a pandemic on monday? and that frightened me because my fear was if people stopped listening to the advice, to the precautions, to all the things that we want to do to protect the people, and people are frustrated with all the restrictions that have gone on. i felt i don't know how matt hancock is going to do this. so, in a way, that decision has been made for us, and we have got sajid javid now. i hope that he has the confidence that the nhs staff. and one thing that i picked up, one thing that is really, really important is matt hancock said, we are nearly there. i disagree with him, and my reason i disagree with him, and my reason i disagree with him is the world has not been immunised. so, we really want sajid javid of course to look up the united kingdom but to also to start looking after the rest of the world. it is really important, otherwise we

will get variance. find it is really important, otherwise we will get variance.— will get variance. and variance of variance. will get variance. and variance of variance- we _ will get variance. and variance of variance. we are _ will get variance. and variance of variance. we are already - will get variance. and variance of variance. we are already hearing | variance. we are already hearing what the technical term is but they are calling it delta plus, some sort of develop element at the delta variant which is causing them concern. they don't i have serious it is but they are worried about it. the emergence of different variance is... we have got to suppress infections the world over and that is our next task, too. i infections the world over and that is our next task, too.— infections the world over and that is our next task, too. i have heard anecdotally _ is our next task, too. i have heard anecdotally a _ is our next task, too. i have heard anecdotally a lot _ is our next task, too. i have heard anecdotally a lot of _ is our next task, too. i have heard anecdotally a lot of people - is our next task, too. i have heard | anecdotally a lot of people saying, talking too informally in work, out of work, in social situations, well, more that have been vaccinated, double vaccinated, fewer people are going to hospital, it is a matter of a few more people get the infection, does it? and judging by what you are saying, this rise of infections in

the uk should be worrying and we shouldn't semi—dismiss it as a more people are getting vaccinated, we don't really have to worry any more. now, we mustn't dismiss it because we don't know what is around the corner. i mean, ten months ago, we were not talking about variants and here we are at delta variant stage already. my other concern is children and schools and colleges because that is when infections start, and whilst the young people may not get severe disease at this point in time, there may be a variant that could arise and start causing severe disease in the younger age group. therefore, the protection that we have is the vaccines and i really would like us to follow the united states model where they are immunising 12 years and above, and if it is possible, and above, and if it is possible, and it is licensed, even younger ages. that will protect us. but we mustn't forget about the rest of the world, that is really, really

important, too. we world, that is really, really important, too.— world, that is really, really imortant, too. ~ ., ., important, too. we were hearing from those involved — important, too. we were hearing from those involved with _ important, too. we were hearing from those involved with the _ important, too. we were hearing from those involved with the covax - those involved with the covax scheme, the international scheme obviously designed to help countries that couldn't otherwise afford to buy —— buy vaccines for themselves, some of those countries are already running out of doses. filth. some of those countries are already running out of doses.— running out of doses. oh, yes. i am deafinu running out of doses. oh, yes. i am dealing with — running out of doses. oh, yes. i am dealing with a _ running out of doses. oh, yes. i am dealing with a number _ running out of doses. oh, yes. i am dealing with a number of _ running out of doses. oh, yes. i am dealing with a number of african - dealing with a number of african countries and i feel absolutely powerless. they are telling me no oxygen, no beds, no vaccines, nothing. and ifeel, i don't know what to do. and this is the situation right now in africa, and all the vaccine forward orders for 2021 have already been purchased. there are no vaccines that the africans can purchase. even with cash. there aren't any for 2021. do you feel some sympathy with the president of south africa when he said that countries like britain and the united states and others have been hoarding vaccines? i do. i'm

very sad that we have become, we are going to look after our country first before we start looking after other nations. this has to be a collective action together. we look after ourselves and we look after them as well. because it is in our self—interest. because variants will arise. the africans and asians and others will not forget what we did. we went nationalistic as soon as the trouble arose. and how are we going to communicate with them and work with them on global warming, climate change, etc, ever let them down on the vaccines?— the vaccines? returning to said javid, the the vaccines? returning to said javid. the new i the vaccines? returning to said javid, the new health i the vaccines? returning to sajid javid, the new health secretary| the vaccines? returning to sajid - javid, the new health secretary and the job he has javid, the new health secretary and thejob he has got, almost the first thing he will have to do come monday is make an announcement on whether or not we are expecting to see the restrictions lifted onjuly or not we are expecting to see the restrictions lifted on july the 19th. there is clearly a lot of political pressure to do that. from where you sit, what will he be saying to us on monday? ladle where you sit, what will he be saying to us on monday? we will look

at the data and _ saying to us on monday? we will look at the data and the _ saying to us on monday? we will look at the data and the data _ saying to us on monday? we will look at the data and the data is _ saying to us on monday? we will look at the data and the data is looking - at the data and the data is looking promising but we must scrutinise it. so, the data about the rise in number of cases and the gradient, in other words it is speeding up, is worrying. on the other hand, because of the immunisation, there now appears to be an uncoupling, meaning although we are generating cases, they are not becoming cases in hospital, very ill etc. so we may be out of the water but cautiously do it, and if i were sajid javid, i would be taken at slow cautious approach and be inclusive, i would really like a cross—party approach to this because this is not a one party sorting it all out, this is a national problem, why don't we work with all the parties to sort it out together? it with all the parties to sort it out touether? , ., ., ., together? it is a time of great chan . e together? it is a time of great change for — together? it is a time of great change for the _ together? it is a time of great change for the nhs _ together? it is a time of great change for the nhs because l together? it is a time of great. change for the nhs because sir together? it is a time of great - change for the nhs because sir simon stephen, the chief executive, has announced his resignation, he is going to be going in due course and

the government has to appoint a new boss to the health service. we know that one of the consequences of covid is a legacy of waiting lists, of potential procedures that will happen later than they should have done and maybe in some cases for some patients, too late, this is a big challenging time for the nhs, isn't it? in a sense, it has lost, it is losing its professional leader, it has lost its political leader, it has lost its political leader and it is getting a new one, how big a challenge is that? it is leader and it is getting a new one, how big a challenge is that?- how big a challenge is that? it is a hue how big a challenge is that? it is a huge challenge — how big a challenge is that? it is a huge challenge and _ how big a challenge is that? it is a huge challenge and a _ how big a challenge is that? it is a huge challenge and a lot - how big a challenge is that? it is a huge challenge and a lot of - how big a challenge is that? it 3 a. huge challenge and a lot of pressure has been building up. so, we've got all these people who should have gone to their doctors who did not go because they were frightened of bothering the dr or the hospital because they were full of covid—19 disease cases, so we have a lot of catching up to do because remember, if we don't treat that high blood pressure, that high disease, those cancers, then those die as a result

of covid—19, although covid—19 didn't kill them, it was the late intervention that unfortunately led to their early death. you intervention that unfortunately led to their early death.— intervention that unfortunately led to their early death. you are at the university of _ to their early death. you are at the university of exeter _ to their early death. you are at the university of exeter medical- to their early death. you are at the | university of exeter medical school, what has been the impact they are on the students of the last 15 months? i feel so bad. the students of the last 15 months? ifeel so bad. they feel the students of the last 15 months? i feel so bad. they feel bad. the students of the last 15 months? ifeel so bad. they feel bad. so, i really enjoying teaching my students because i have 25 years plus is experience of a gp, public health doctor, infectious disease doctor, and that pleasure of being in front of them and teaching them all that i know has been missing, and they have been missing that interaction, too. it has been a loss for all of us lecturers and the students. always a leasure to lecturers and the students. always a pleasure to speak— lecturers and the students. always a pleasure to speak to _ lecturers and the students. always a pleasure to speak to you, _ lecturers and the students. always a pleasure to speak to you, thank- lecturers and the students. always a pleasure to speak to you, thank you | pleasure to speak to you, thank you very much for being with us on bbc

news. thank you. sajid javid's appointment was prompted by a matt hancock's resignation tonight. he released a resignation message on twitter. this is what he had to say. i've been to see the prime minister to resign as secretary of state for health and social. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. i want to thank people for their incredible sacrifices and what they have done, everybody working in the nhs, across social care, everyone involved in the vaccine programme and frankly, everybody in this country who has risen to the challenges that we have seen over this past 18 months. i'm very proud of what we have done to

protect the nhs at the peak, to deliver that vaccine roll—out, probably one of the fastest in the world, and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime ministerfrom the supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches, to make sure that we can get out of this pandemic. we are so close to the end. and then build back better so this country can fulfil its potential which is so great. and i will do that with all of my heart. after that was released. i spoke to a campaign group for bereaved families of covid—19. it is families of covid-19. it is absolutely _ families of covid-19. it is absolutely right - families of covid-19. it is absolutely right that - families of covid-19. it is absolutely right that he l families of covid—19. it 3 absolutely right that he has resigned. absolutely right that he has resiuned. ~ , ., absolutely right that he has resiuned. ~ , , , absolutely right that he has resiuned.~ , , , resigned. were you surprised you didn't happen _ resigned. were you surprised you didn't happen sooner. _ yes, i was surprised he wasn't fired months ago, frankly. but yes, i was surprised he wasn't fired months ago, frankly.— yes, i was surprised he wasn't fired months ago, frankly. but in terms of this particular _ months ago, frankly. but in terms of this particular story _ months ago, frankly. but in terms of this particular story this _ months ago, frankly. but in terms of

this particular story this weekend, i this particular story this weekend, with the papers on friday, with shots of him in an embrace with his friend inside the department of health, given what the rules said. is that quite trivial in the context of your criticism of the government? no, i think it is the last straw but many of us are wondering why it has taken a personal scandal for the health secretary to resign when he has such an appalling record as the mp who just spoke mentioned, the bungled test and traced, the ppe, procurement, it has been a catalogue of absolute disaster. the procurement, it has been a catalogue of absolute disaster.— of absolute disaster. the prime minister in _ of absolute disaster. the prime minister in his _ of absolute disaster. the prime minister in his letter _ of absolute disaster. the prime minister in his letter to - of absolute disaster. the prime minister in his letter to him - of absolute disaster. the prime| minister in his letter to him that you should leave office very proud of what you have achieved, not in tackling the pandemic that even before covid struck. i iaii tackling the pandemic that even before covid struck.— before covid struck. i fail to see what he should _ before covid struck. i fail to see what he should be _ before covid struck. i fail to see what he should be proud - before covid struck. i fail to see what he should be proud of, - before covid struck. i fail to see i what he should be proud of, other than perhaps the vaccine roll—out,

which has been very effective, but other than that i really cannot see anything for matt hancock to be proud of. anything for matt hancock to be roud of. , ., , ., proud of. there will be any health secreta . proud of. there will be any health secretary. from _ proud of. there will be any health secretary. from where _ proud of. there will be any health secretary. from where you - proud of. there will be any health secretary. from where you sit - proud of. there will be any health secretary. from where you sit as l proud of. there will be any health i secretary. from where you sit as one of the relatives of one of the many families who have suffered as a result of this pandemic, what are you expecting, what would you hope the person who takes the job will learn from what has happened over the last year? we have to plan the future, notjust for the immediate crisis. future, not 'ust for the immediate crisis. �* , ., ., ., crisis. absolutely, and what we have been campaigning — crisis. absolutely, and what we have been campaigning for— crisis. absolutely, and what we have been campaigning for is _ crisis. absolutely, and what we have been campaigning for is a _ crisis. absolutely, and what we have been campaigning for is a rapid - been campaigning for is a rapid review. we wanted a public enquiry to start much sooner. next year is way too late, it needs to start immediately precisely so lessons can be learned. let's pause and talk about something else that is making the news. wales are out of

the european football championship — after they were thrashed 4—0 by denmark in the first of the tournament's knockout games. the welsh conceded three goals in the second half and had a player sent off. adam wild reports. in amsterdam, denmark, everywhere, covid restrictions made it all but possible for wales fans to travel. the few that did somehow make it were doing their best to make up for it. but denmark also bring their own room —— emotion. christian eriksen remains in their thoughts. outnumbered off the field, we have started stronger. gareth bale going close, but into the game, caspar delbert effort�*s was quite willing. once again, bringing to the floor all the emotion powering this team forward. things could have got worse forward. things could have got worse for wales before half term, clinging on for the break. still, that wouldn't save them for long. moments

after the restart, poor defending and delbert had his and denmark's second. the denmark their incredible journey continued. they got a third. the kind of celebrations they not so long ago might have thought impossible. the knockout blow for wales, harry wilson's wed card, not quite the final insult, that came from martin braithwaite, his goal made it 4—0 the final score. denmark's extraordinary tournament goes on. for wales, denmark's extraordinary tournament goes on. forwales, nothing but desperate disappointment. sajid javid has taken on the role of health secretary. matt hancock left the government after footage was published on friday of him kissing a close friend who was also a

colleague in contravention of a social distancing rules. earlier, edwina currie was asked if matt hancock had done the right thing. i think probably he has, in the circumstances. it wasn't one photo, there were lots of photo starting to come out, going back through may, i think the worry was, what else was going to be perhaps on the sunday papers? maybe he has seen it and we haven't. i think it is such a shame, he has been absolutely fantastic health minister, really fantastic. we are up to nearly 84% of people in this country have had their first dose. nobody would have thought that was possible. absolutely fantastic. the way that the vaccine roll—out has been handled, the way that much of the site has been developed in this country, didn't exist before. he takes an awful lot of credit for that. when we look back on this time, we will see just how much this remarkable man has contributed. the

former conservative mp edwina currie, and i have been speaking to the shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth who stood across from matt hancock in the dispatch box. matt hancock in the dispatch box. matt hancock has _ hancock in the dispatch box. matt hancock has done _ hancock in the dispatch box. ill-isgtt hancock has done the right thing for himself in the country and nhs but to be frank, it shouldn't have come to be frank, it shouldn't have come to this. borisjohnson should have showed the doubts, the spine, the awareness to have sacked him on friday. you cannot have a health secretary who desires the covid rules so blatantly breaking the rules so blatantly breaking the rules in a way that he did. because we need people to adhere to these rules, we are still in a pandemic, we are in a public health crisis, and although it is a personal tragedy for matt hancock, and he has always been entirely courteous with me, and in that respect, i send always been entirely courteous with me, and in that respect, isend him my best wishes in that respect, but he should have gone yesterday, that would have been far better. instead, downing street said they are drawing

a line under it. tonight, they are saying matt hancock chose to resign, borisjohnson is now exposed as failing the test of leadership, and demonstrating the most appalling judgment. fin demonstrating the most appalling 'ud . ment. demonstrating the most appalling 'udrment. , ., ., ~ judgment. on the question of mr hancock'sjudgment, _ judgment. on the question of mr hancock'sjudgment, we - judgment. on the question of mr hancock'sjudgment, we are - judgment. on the question of mr hancock'sjudgment, we are toldj judgment. on the question of mr- hancock'sjudgment, we are told that hancock's judgment, we are told that his adviser and friend from university, the woman he was photographed with, is leaving her job on the board of the department of health. what questions does that raise that you will want to pursue in the house of commons?- raise that you will want to pursue in the house of commons? well, it is star uterin in the house of commons? well, it is staggering that _ in the house of commons? well, it is staggering that she _ in the house of commons? well, it is staggering that she was _ in the house of commons? well, it is staggering that she was appointed i in the house of commons? well, it is staggering that she was appointed to | staggering that she was appointed to that position in the first place, the way in which the appointment was made is entirely murky. lacking any transparency. it is quite naturally been a lot of innuendo about it but she could not have possibly remained in place and she should not have been on that role in the first place

anyway. there will be questions as to how she got that role, what the process was, we were putting down questions, asking for all those recruitment details to be published but again, it is the correct thing that she has resigned and she shouldn't have been there. these boards exist _ shouldn't have been there. these boards exist in _ shouldn't have been there. these boards exist in other _ shouldn't have been there. these | boards exist in other departments now, it is an attempt to create an oversight model for the operation of departments, presumably people will now question how other people get on these boards and other departments as well. ~ ., as well. well, indeed, the whole rocess as well. well, indeed, the whole process around _ as well. well, indeed, the whole process around these _ as well. well, indeed, the whole process around these boards - as well. well, indeed, the whole process around these boards has become entirely lacking in transparency and people should be appointed to the source of public roles based on merit. that doesn't seem to happen. it looks like cronies, friends, obviously in this case are very close friend of ministers, get these plum jobs. it stinks, really. it shouldn't be allowed to happen. so, there are questions about the appointment

processes for these nonexecutive directors of departments which we will be raising in the coming days in parliament. 5ir will be raising in the coming days in parliament.— will be raising in the coming days in parliament. ,, , in parliament. sir ed davies tweeted matt hancock's _ in parliament. sir ed davies tweeted matt hancock's legacies _ in parliament. sir ed davies tweeted matt hancock's legacies will - in parliament. sir ed davies tweeted matt hancock's legacies will be - in parliament. sir ed davies tweeted matt hancock's legacies will be one | matt hancock's legacies will be one of cronyism and failure, is that fair? , , , fair? yes, it is, but... the thing that strikes _ fair? yes, it is, but... the thing that strikes me _ fair? yes, it is, but... the thing that strikes me about _ fair? yes, it is, but... the thing that strikes me about this - fair? yes, it is, but... the thing that strikes me about this is - fair? yes, it is, but... the thing| that strikes me about this is that we are all focusing on the details of the last 2a hours but throughout the crisis, matt hancock has demonstrated that he was unfit for this role. he failed to protect our care homes and that has had devastating consequences. he sent our nhs staff into the face of this voracious deadly virus without adequate ppe. we still don't trace “ pay adequate ppe. we still don't trace —— pay people to isolate themselves properly. we had our borders to be as secure as a save hour day variant has not only reached our shores but is growing quite considerably. it is a record of failure and on top of

that, we have now