Matt Hancock tells Covid inquiry there was ‘unhealthy, toxic culture’ at No 10

The former health secretary told the Covid inquiry there was an ‘unhealthy, toxic culture at the centre’ of Boris Johnson’s government during the early stage of the pandemic focused more on attributing blame than resolving challenges. ‘We rubbed up against this deep unpleasantness at the centre,’ Hancock said, adding: ‘Anything that went wrong was seen as almost an intentional failure.’ The spread of ‘misinformation’ about the activities of the health department added to the problem, he said

Hancock tells Covid inquiry of ‘toxic culture’ in Johnson’s government
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