{"id":120498,"date":"2023-11-30T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wish-id-acted-earlier-matt-hancocks-defence-at-the-covid-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T21:00:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:00:33","slug":"wish-id-acted-earlier-matt-hancocks-defence-at-the-covid-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wish-id-acted-earlier-matt-hancocks-defence-at-the-covid-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wish I\u2019d acted earlier\u2019: Matt Hancock\u2019s defence at the COVID inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bM5j-UCw8zs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Wish I\u2019d acted earlier\u2019: Matt Hancock\u2019s defence at the COVID inquiry\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bM5j-UCw8zs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Matt Hancock took the stand at the COVID inquiry for the first of two days of giving evidence on Thursday.   <\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the then Health Secretary was forced to resign after he admitted he broke the government&#8217;s own coronavirus guidance to pursue an affair with an aide.  <\/p>\n<p>On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson analyses what Mr Hancock said and the key questions he answered, with our political editor Beth Rigby. <\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/trib.al\/YLdeafk<\/p>\n<p>#COVID #COVIDInquiry #Politics #Government #PartyGate #NHS #matthancock  <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Hancock took the stand at the COVID inquiry for the first of two days of giving evidence on Thursday. 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