After being caught breaking social distancing rules with his aide Gina Coladangelo, Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary. This is despite Boris Johnson previously standing by him and suggesting that he could return to public office in future. In fact, a number of other ministers have avoided resignation or sacking under Johnson’s prime ministership. Here they are:
Last November, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson acted unlawfully by removing safeguards for children in care at the start of the pandemic without consulting children’s rights organisations.
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