London: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has resigned from the post after kissing his colleague in the office. Let us tell you that in the CCTV footage, Hancock was seen kissing the female colleague, after which there was a ruckus. Earlier, Hancock was accused of violating the Corona rules. Britain’s Boris Johnson government was on the backfoot as the controversy escalated. After which Matt’s resignation was accepted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
According to the news agency ‘Reuters’, Downing Street has published the resignation letter of 42-year-old Matt Hancock. In his resignation letter sent to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Hancock has said that ‘in view of the sacrifices made by ordinary people in this epidemic, if we do something wrong to them, then we have a responsibility, to be honest with them.’
His resignation came after Britain’s ‘The Sun’ newspaper published kissing photos of Hancock and Gina Coladangelo, whom he had appointed to his team. Hancock was hugging a colleague in his office last month. Hancock initially refused to resign, saying the matter was over. He had also apologized. Senior Conservative Party officials protested saying that the minister’s behavior was not right. He also said that Hancock flouting the same laws he helped enact.
Hancock’s departure is believed to be a new setback for Boris Johnson and his government. The Johnson administration has been surrounded by many controversies for some time now. From corruption, a secret financial system to a sex scandal, many controversies have arisen. Also, this new controversy can give a blow to the efforts of the Ministry of Health, in which it is asking people to follow social distancing during the corona epidemic.
Matt Hancock also canceled his visit to the vaccination center after the photos were published in a British newspaper. It is believed that the CCTV footage was of May 6, which created a ruckus after the pictures related to it were published.
