In October 2014, he apologised after retweeting a poem suggesting that the Labour Party was "full of queers", describing his actions as a "total accident". The MHRA stated that it had followed an expeditious procedure allowed under EU legislation which was still in force in the UK during the transition period. Jax the Staffy is rescued after being stuck in a cave for two days, Eight people shot at Martin Luther King Day event in Florida, Kamala opts out of kneeling with Biden for Warriors photo op. Stone said that Hancock's decision to join the show raised "important questions about members' proper activities while they're supposed to be fulfilling their parliamentary duties and representing their constituents". We are. Hancock was implicated in the Greensill scandal as the payment scheme was later rolled out within the NHS. Hancock has an older sister and a brother. . 'Incel' killer's eight-minute reign of terror: Chilling footage shows Plymouth gunman Jake Davison wielding Two parents 'killed their morbidly obese 16-year-old daughter by allowing her weight to balloon to 23st Money saving guru Martin Lewis reveals easy FIRST step to clearing thousands of pounds in debt. [118], On 1 November 2022, Hancock announced that he would be a contestant on the 22nd series of the reality television series I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, filmed while Parliament is in session. [1], In 2011, Hancock became a member of the Free Enterprise Group, a group of Thatcherite Conservatives co-founded by Liz Truss. On 25 May 2019, he announced his intention to stand in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. [8][12], Hancock was selected as the Conservative candidate for West Suffolk in January 2010. Allin-Khan, a doctor, had stated in Parliament a lack of testing was costing lives when Hancock suggested she should take a leaf out of the Shadow Secretary of States Jonathan Ashworths book in terms of tone. He narrowly won the contest, defeating Natalie Elphicke (a solicitor who later became MP for Dover), by 88 votes to 81 in the final ballot. [29], Hancock moved to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as the Minister of State for Digital and Culture on 15 July 2016 after Theresa May became Prime Minister. And I am a huge University of Kentucky sports fan. [86] The previous year, Hancock had failed to declare he had appointed Coladangelo as an unpaid adviser at the department and later to a paid non-executive director role on its board, for which Coladangelo would earn between 15,000 and 20,000 annually from public funds. Matt Hancock is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2021, and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in 2018 for six months. Both Johnson and anonymous Downing Street officials denied the allegation. Following objections related to his record as Secretary of State for Health, the United Nations announced on 16 October that the offer had been rescinded. [3] She is a granddaughter of Frederick Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra. Meet Matt Hancock. [42], In April 2019, Hancock, who had previously said the NHS would face "no privatisation on my watch", was criticised by Labour for allowing 21 NHS contracts worth 127million to be tendered. [58] He stayed in self-isolation with mild symptoms for seven days, before delivering an update on COVID-19 testing targets and on Government plans to write off 13.4billion of NHS debt. In early 2018, Hancock was the first MP to launch his own mobile app, which was meant as a social network for him to communicate with his constituents and give people updates in relation to his cabinet role. In his reply to the Channel 4 News question, Hancock said of Charlotte Edwardes, "I know Charlotte well and I entirely trust what she has to say. [27] He headed David Cameron's "earn or learn" taskforce which aimed to have every young person earning or learning from April 2017. Hancock attended Farndon County grade school , in Farndon, Cheshire, and therefore the independent King's School, Chester. There was never a camera in my office when I was Health Secretary or in any of the other five Cabinet positions. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. [32], On 8 January 2018, Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in Theresa May's 2018 cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Karen Bradley. A ruling released by the High Court stated: There is now no dispute that, in a substantial number of cases, the secretary of state breached his legal obligation to publish Contract Award Notices (CANs) within 30 days of the award of contracts. The details were published within 47 days. [40], In May 2018, as Media Secretary, Hancock confirmed the highest stake on fixed odds betting terminals would be cut to 2, after Prime Minister May sided with him over the issue. He was replaced as Health Secretary the same day by Sajid Javid. [28], In the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership, Hancock supported the UK remaining within the EU. It won a place on a procurement framework listing to provide services to NHS England in 2019, as well as contracts with NHS Wales. On 12 October 2021, Hancock announced his appointment as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa special representative for financial innovation and climate change,[105] an unpaid position advising the Commission on the African economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Edwardes also claimed that Johnson did the same to another woman at the same private lunch. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. In October 2013, Matt Hancock joined the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as the Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise. The PR chief at centre of Matt Hancock 'affair' scandal", "Who is Gina Coladangelo? This change was challenged by the UK Statistics Authority and labelled a Potemkin testing regime. [53], In November 2019, Hancock publicly apologised to Bethany, a teenager diagnosed with autism, for being kept in solitary confinement in various psychiatric facilities. Matt Hancock was born on the 2nd of October, 1978. Doctors and MPs criticised Hancock for denying there was a problem. The new body, renamed as the UK Health Security Agency, was set up before autumn amid a feared surge in coronavirus cases. After endorsing Boris Johnson, he was retained in his cabinet in July 2019. [59][60][61], In April 2020, Hancock was criticised when it emerged that the target he had set for 100,000 daily COVID-19 tests had been met only by changing the method of counting, to include up to 40,000 home test kits which had been sent, but not yet completed. He announced that jobless 18- to 21-year-olds would be required to do work experience as well as looking for jobs, or face losing their benefits. Babylon allegedly sponsored the newspaper article. [120] It was reported that Hancock would be paid 400,000, which was "one of the largest show fees" paid to a contestant. He was elected as the constituencys MP at the 2010 general election with 24,312 votes, 13,050 votes ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate Belinda Brooks-Gordon. Princess of Wales recycles 1,600 orange Gabriella Hearst top and skirt and 349 Adorable moment the Princess of Wales and a little girl dressed as Snow White play with some sand during a No rest for Anne! I don't think so", "Why did Matt Hancock's tone policing backfire? Edwardes also claimed that Johnson did the same to another woman at the same private lunch. [50][51][52], In October 2019, Hancock was lobbied by former Prime Minister David Cameron and financier Lex Greensill to introduce a payment scheme. ", "Boris Johnson backs Matt Hancock after claims he lied", "Matt Hancock apologises after photos show him kissing aide", "Matt Hancock gave key Covid role to lobbyist pal", "Who is Gina Coladangelo? [5] Hancock supports Newcastle United, and auctioned his "pride and joy" signed team shirt to raise money for the NHS in May 2020. [111][116], Gaby Hinsliff reviewing The Guardian said that there were kernels of truth about how politicians make decisions in the account but comments on how the book was written with the benefit of hindsight allowing Hancock to make himself seem prescient. Matt Hancock 's married aide fled her 4.5million south west London home hours before pictures of their hallway tryst were exposed. By Nick Craven and Stewart Whittingham For Mailonline, Published: 19:50 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 08:14 GMT, 4 December 2020, Derek Johnston (pictured) died from Covid in a care home in Liverpool last month. WATCH: Matt Hancock reveals huge portrait of the Queen. 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[16], In October 2013, Hancock joined the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as the Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise. Boy, 15, is convicted of murdering software engineer who was stabbed in the chest after a row at an Asda Rishi Sunak says he is 'ensuring the safety of women and children' by blocking Scottish gender law as SNP Grandson of legendary circus showman Billy Smart racked up 9million in debt and had to sleep in his car Former Man United star looks unrecognisable as he has pint with a fan in a Manchester pub but can you Farmer, 71, who appeared on BBC documentary This Farming Life is killed by one of his own cows. He supported the prorogation of parliament in 2019 by Johnson which he had previously opposed while running for the leadership of the Conservative Party earlier in the year. He is affected by these things.'. Mr Carter married the Health Secretary's mother Shirley in 1984 after she split from Mr Hancock's father Michael when the MP was six years old. Restore radiance: This 8.99 'incredible' skin-brightening serum Amazon shoppers swear by gives you a 'Barely feels like you're wearing anything': Calvin Klein's bestselling signature cotton bralette is now 56% Evri customer is fined 400 after Christmas present that was never delivered turned up dumped in fly-tipping Childcare worker, 20, confesses her biggest 'icks' on the job - from parents who send their kids in sick to 'Petrified' student, 20, inspects her room every night after she was rushed to hospital when a spider bite NATO says Putin 'cannot win on the battlefield' after Vladimir told Russia victory in Ukraine 'is assured' Putin deploys air defence systems around Moscow amid fears of Ukrainian strikes on the capital. Prime Minister Johnson defended Hancock and his decision-making. Following his resignation as Health Secretary, Hancock returned to the backbenches. Hancock said the government was considering some quite significant actions that would have social and economic disruption. Matt Hancock net worth is estimated at around $5 million. The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group warned that Hancocks actions could undermine adherence to coronavirus restrictions, similar to the Dominic Cummings scandal. He was re-elected as West Suffolk's MP in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Coladangelo had become a close friend of Hancock after meeting him while they were both undergraduates at Oxford University. Matt Hancock. [41], Following the appointment of Jeremy Hunt to the position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for England on 9 July 2018. [87][89], Later that day on 25 June, Hancock said that he had "breached the social distancing guidelines in these circumstances" and apologised for "letting people down". Matt Hancock's age is 44. Former construction worker Derek, 77, was the second husband of Mr Hancock's stepfather, Bob Carter's ex-wife, Marjorie. On 27 July, he announced protection from fracking for National Parks,[20] seen as a method of reducing anger in Conservative constituencies ahead of the election. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from 6 September 2012 to 7 October 2013. [97][98] The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group warned that Hancock's actions could undermine adherence to COVID-19 restrictions, similar to the Dominic Cummings scandal. [103], According to the Independent, Hancock faced severe criticism due to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the NHS early in the pandemic, the award of contracts for supplying masks and the decision to transfer elderly patients to care homes without Covid testing. I have an 11-year old daughter named Kylie that I love spending time with. In April 2019, Hancock, who had previously said the NHS would face no privatization on my watch, was criticized by Labour for allowing 21 NHS contracts worth 127 million to be tendered. Born in Cheshire in 1978, Mr Hancock's family ran a software company - technological advances were a big part of his life from a very early age. In a September 2019 Channel 4 News interview, Hancock was asked to respond to allegations that at a private lunch in 1999 Boris Johnson had groped the leg of journalist Charlotte Edwardes under a table. 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