It’s not been a good day for Matt Hancock. He has been slammed by Dominic Cummings who said he should have been sacked numerous times. But even before that, this morning, he ran away from reporters leading to some very funny reactions.
During the select committee, Mr Cummings said there were around 20 reasons why Mr Hancock should have been thrown out of the Cabinet – including, he claimed, lying both in meetings and publicly.
He said Mr Hancock performed “disastrously” below the standards expected and the cabinet secretary – the country’s top civil servant – recommended the Health Secretary should be sacked.
Mr Cummings said that while Donald Trump was ordering the CIA to “gazump” rival countries on orders for personal protective equipment (PPE), the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) was still trying to get orders from China by ship.
“I think the Secretary of State for Health should’ve been fired for at least 15, 20 things, including lying to everybody on multiple occasions in meeting after meeting in the Cabinet room and publicly,” Mr Cummings said.
“There’s no doubt at all that many senior people performed far, far disastrously below the standards which the country has a right to expect. I think the Secretary of State for Health is certainly one of those people.
“I said repeatedly to the Prime Minister that he should be fired, so did the cabinet secretary, so did many other senior people.”
Running reactions
Well here he is running off first.
“Today, anyone over 30 can get a vaccine. So get out there and get your vaccine,” says Health Secretary Matt Hancock, before running away from reporters as they ask questions on Dominic Cummings’ appearance at a joint inquiry on #COVID19.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 26, 2021
Follow live: https://t.co/6O8ETqZ0sB pic.twitter.com/MSp687pYPu
Now here is how it went down….
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Footage of Matt Hancock from a second camera angle: pic.twitter.com/j3yB5ND5Pb
— Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) May 26, 2021
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Matt Hancock after listening to the select committee during his run ……. pic.twitter.com/MxXFCqiDgz
— Defene Strator #OldJamaicaisGodTier (@defenestratorX) May 26, 2021
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The fucking wave adhekabvt pic.twitter.com/wEAr73wEw2
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 26, 2021
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This is the most Matt Hancock video I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/3B22NzVJBq
— Alan White (@aljwhite) May 26, 2021
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— James Taylor (@jtweets92) May 26, 2021
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matt hancock when he hears that dominic cummings said he should have been fired “for maybe 15-20 different things” pic.twitter.com/gt05RSXxFn
— Abby Tomlinson (@twcuddleston) May 26, 2021
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matt hancock when he hears that dominic cummings said he should have been fired “for maybe 15-20 different things” pic.twitter.com/gt05RSXxFn
— Abby Tomlinson (@twcuddleston) May 26, 2021
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You can’t run from your problems
— Jack Wood (@jackandwood) May 26, 2021
Matt Hancock: “hold my beer” pic.twitter.com/SU3s8QfuJG
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He runs exactly how I’d expect Matt Hancock to run https://t.co/qQiFFrPVRU
— Danny Connor Graham (@Doy9509) May 26, 2021
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David Cameron walked (away from interviewers) so that Matt Hancock could run (away from interviewers) https://t.co/AbrC5oDjBS
— Helen (@deannafromhr) May 26, 2021
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David Cameron walked (away from interviewers) so that Matt Hancock could run (away from interviewers) https://t.co/AbrC5oDjBS
— Helen (@deannafromhr) May 26, 2021
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Matt Hancock’s televised morning jog is even better with the Baywatch music… pic.twitter.com/KQDmxTIEjz
— Pete Evans (@PeteEvans87) May 26, 2021
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This is how fast I run when I see someone I know when I’m out jogging.
— Anne Alexander (@Annemariealex) May 26, 2021
I guarantee he was doubled over, breathing hard the minute he was out of sight.
Or maybe that’s just me… https://t.co/RqO217US2O
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