Matt Hancock insists he’s not a liar and blames allegations on ‘toxic’ Cummings

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0QvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1xYTZvbmQwMnJvdDZXBXNwY2V1QgplX72TaWWPL7NvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, December 1, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPXB4MXcyMm0zcXkyMlcFc3BjZXVCCmVfvZNpZY8vs29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPXZ5MXcwaXZhaHRsdFcFc3BjZXVCCmVfvZNpZY8vs29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 1/ [Matt Hancock insists he’s not a liar and blames allegations on ‘toxic’ Cummings](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWhhbmNvY2stZG9taW5pYy1jdW1taW5ncy1jb3ZpZC1pbnF1aXJ5LWIyNDU2MTkzLmh0bWw_bGlkPTRwemVkcGlsOTNtdFcFc3BjZXVCCmVfvZNpZY8vs29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9zdWVsbGEtYnJhdmVybWFuLXN1bmFrLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLXRvcmllcy1iMjQ1MjUyNi5odG1sP2xpZD04bG01NWV6bDNubmtXBXNwY2V1QgplX72TaWWPL7NvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Matt Hancock](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbWF0dC1oYW5jb2NrP2xpZD1jdmtoYTQ0cGNrenZXBXNwY2V1QgplX72TaWWPL7NvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) today launched an extraordinary fightback against claims by [Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbj9saWQ9bHoxYTJpbzA1ZDd5VwVzcGNldUIKZV-9k2lljy-zb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)’s former top adviser [Dominic Cummings](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZG9taW5pYy1jdW1taW5ncz9saWQ9am1sZXQwZTNzOWJ6VwVzcGNldUIKZV-9k2lljy-zb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) that he had “[lied his way through the pandemic](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWhhbmNvY2stY292aWQtaW5xdWlyeS1ldmlkZW5jZS1iMjQ1NjAwMS5odG1sP2xpZD0yZzV4Nm02eWk3N3JXBXNwY2V1QgplX72TaWWPL7NvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)” and “killed people”. In a highly anticipated hearing at the [Covid inquiry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvY292aWQtaW5xdWlyeT9saWQ9N3hhbW1lZW80d2FsVwVzcGNldUIKZV-9k2lljy-zb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), the former health secretary attacked Mr Cummings [as a “malign actor” in No 10](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9tYXR0LWhhbmNvY2stbWFyay1zZWR3aWxsLWNhYmluZXQtc2VjcmV0YXJ5LWdvdmVybm1lbnQtY292aWQtYjI0NTYwODEuaHRtbD9saWQ9NThwcm1pamQzeTQ0VwVzcGNldUIKZV-9k2lljy-zb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) who had fostered a “culture of fear” across government. He denied being a liar – a charge levelled at him at various stages of the inquiry – instead blaming the allegations on Mr Cummings creating a “toxic culture” in which ministers and officials sought to blame each other for mistakes. 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Which is why I say under no circumstances should you stoop to buy, least of all read, Endgame by [Omid Scobie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTBi9P0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9yb3lhbC1mYW1pbHkvbmV3cy9vbWlkLXNjb2JpZS1lbmRnYW1lLWJvb2stcm95YWwtZmFtaWx5LWIyNDU0NTcwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTR0cjAxN2Zrd29nb1cFc3BjZXVCCmVfvZNpZY8vs29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). 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