The British Health Minister, Matt Hancock , has resigned from his post after the scandal unleashed after it was known that he breached the restrictions during an extramarital affair with an assistant.
Hancock has moved his resignation in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following the publication of a recording by the newspaper 'The Sun' in which he can be seen hugging his assistant Gina Coladangelo on May 6, when he recommended not hug anyone outside the home.
Coladangelo, a friend from Hancock's college days, is a non-executive director of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Hancock had been singled out on multiple occasions and former Johnson collaborator Dominic Cummings has said he urged the prime minister on up to 20 occasions to fire him for lying about nursing homes, coronavirus tests or details about the response to the pandemic .
A HUGE world exclusive on today's front page – Matt Hancock's secret affair caught on camera and exposed https://t.co/LB52NswvsL pic.twitter.com/gENhuSWNVj
– The Sun (@TheSun) June 25, 2021
Hancock already apologized on Friday for " violating the rules of physical distancing" in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic with his assistant, Gina Coladangelo, but ruled out resigning. Johnson himself later confirmed his "full confidence" in Hancock and government sources noted that "the matter is closed."
