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Boris Johnson refuses to say if he sacked Matt Hancock again

Prime minister ignores question on health secretary's departure three times

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the parliament liaison committee
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the parliament liaison committee

Prime minister Boris Johnson refused to tell MPs whether or not he fired his former health secretary Matt Hancock.

Speaking to the MPs on the liaison committee on 7 July, the prime minister's comments follow the abrupt departure of Hancock, who was embroiled in a scandal following the publication of a video showing him kissing a colleague.

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