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Matt Hancock quits as health secretary amid affair scandal

Matt Hancock MP, former secretary of state for health, noted in his letter of resignation that the 'last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis'
Matt Hancock MP, former secretary of state for health, noted in his letter of resignation that the 'last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis' Photo: GC Images

The UK's health secretary has resigned, following the emergence of a video showing him kissing a colleague.

Matt Hancock, who has been the UK's secretary of state for health and social care since 2018, tendered his resignation to prime minister Boris Johnson in a letter on 26 June.

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