Hancock was wheeled out to defend his teams ‘unlawful’ actions over the weekend. He batted away the questions pretty easily to be fair, couple of issues though.
1. His main defence seemed to be it was a global pandemic so if paperwork was late that’s not really their priority.
Agreed, so why not say that at the start and save the tax payer footing the bill for a long winded legal process? There might be a good reason for this I’m missing.
2. He said he was proud of his teams efforts ensuring PPE never ran out.
Did I imagine hospital staff having to wear bin bags earlier in the pandemic?
Starmer opted not to push for his resignation anyway, I actually agree with this. This government are demonstrably incompetent and in my view crooked. But is there any appetite to change Health Sec now? And who does he get replaced by?
Most reports suggest Hancock opposed Sunak/Williamson/Johnson’s push for slow lockdowns and quick return. While the gov appear to have finally learned their lesson and are removing measures more slowly now, Hancock is clearly not to blame for our performance in this crisis.
1. His main defence seemed to be it was a global pandemic so if paperwork was late that’s not really their priority.
Agreed, so why not say that at the start and save the tax payer footing the bill for a long winded legal process? There might be a good reason for this I’m missing.
2. He said he was proud of his teams efforts ensuring PPE never ran out.
Did I imagine hospital staff having to wear bin bags earlier in the pandemic?
Starmer opted not to push for his resignation anyway, I actually agree with this. This government are demonstrably incompetent and in my view crooked. But is there any appetite to change Health Sec now? And who does he get replaced by?
Most reports suggest Hancock opposed Sunak/Williamson/Johnson’s push for slow lockdowns and quick return. While the gov appear to have finally learned their lesson and are removing measures more slowly now, Hancock is clearly not to blame for our performance in this crisis.