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Hancock: ‘I knew Cummings wanted me fired’

The health secretary said he had 'no idea' why the former chief adviser to the prime minister had a vendetta against him

Hancock hits back in front of MPs after Cummings' dishonest allegations
Hancock hits back in front of MPs after Cummings' dishonest allegations

Matt Hancock knew that Dominic Cummings wanted him fired during the pandemic, the health secretary told MPs. 

Appearing before a committee tasked with reviewing the lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis on 10 June, Hancock was asked by Conservative MP Greg Clark whether he knew the former senior aide to Boris Johnson wanted the prime minister to fire him.

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