Matt Hancock affair: were any laws broken?

Labour calls for investigations into social distancing breach and Gina Coladangelo’s employment

Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo
Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo are pictured leaving Downing Street on 1 May
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The scandal surrounding Matt Hancock continues to rage despite his resignation over CCTV footage that showed him kissing an aide in his Whitehall office.

One opposition MP has reported the former health secretary to police for breaching coronavirus restrictions, while Labour leader Keir Starmer has said there are “huge questions still to answer”.

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