Matt Hancock launches ‘Operation Moon Shot’ plan to test four MILLION people every day within months

Matt Hancock is said to be planning an astonishing rise in the number of coronavirus tests carried out, with a target of four million per day to get the economy back on track. The Health Secretary is said to be preparing what has been dubbed ‘Operation Moon Shot with the aim of increasing daily tests … Read more

Matt Hancock suggests ‘no excuse’ for people not to return to their desks

Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggests there is ‘no excuse’ for people not to return to their desks – claiming ‘relatively low’ number have caught coronavirus at work Matt Hancock says UK not planning to follow France’s lead on wearing of masks Masks or face coverings to be worn in all workspaces in France from September … Read more

Matt Hancock vows to introduce mass testing of the public

Matt Hancock today vowed to bring in population-wide mass coronavirus testing – but failed to offer a time frame and referred to the project as a ‘moonshot’. The Health Secretary told the BBC’s Today programme that the government would bring in mass testing and ministers were working as ‘fast as we can’ on the scheme … Read more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is blamed for early failings of Cobra meetings

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is blamed for early failings of Cobra meetings as government sources claim he didn’t ‘challenge’ his own department’s Covid-19 crisis response Whitehall’s coronavirus finger-pointing has thrust Matt Hancock into firing line  The Health Secretary is accused of poorly chairing the initial Cobra meetings  Plans have been sketched out for independent minister … Read more

Tory MPs write to Matt Hancock over Manchester mayor lockdown claims

Tory MPs have clashed with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham over his claims that it would be ‘impossible’ to lift lockdown restrictions in just one borough ahead of a review today. A major incident was declared by authorities in Greater Manchester this week following a rise in the number of coronavirus infections and new measures were … Read more