Matt Hancock's 'threatening message' after lockdown leak

Plus: How Frogmore Cottage became the outpost of the outcasts, the inheritance tax loophole that allows unlimited gifting, and Putin’s army is stuck in mud like Hitler's in 1941 [View in browser]( Thursday March 2 2023 [The Telegraph]( By Chris Evans , EDITOR Dear Reader, The Telegraph’s Lockdown Files have everybody talking. The release of more than 100,000 leaked WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and senior ministers has uncovered for the first time the power struggles and conflicts that took place at the highest levels of Government over how the pandemic should be managed. The journalist Isabel Oakeshott shared these messages with The Telegraph and found herself at the centre of a political storm for doing so. She reveals that Mr Hancock sent her a [threatening message at 1.20am on Wednesday]( hours after we published our special report. Elsewhere, Allister Heath explores [why no one has been held accountable]( for the untruths peddled to the public. [Visit our Lockdown Files hub here to read every fascinating story.]( We will continue to add new revelations in the coming days. Chris PS: As a valued reader, we're inviting you to one whole year's subscription for just £29, including full access to this special investigation. This limited-time offer is only available via this email. [Subscribe now.]( My Choices [Isabel Oakeshott]( Isabel Oakeshott: [Matt Hancock sent me a ‘threatening message’ after I leaked WhatsApps](. [Matt Hancock]( [Untruth after untruth was peddled to justify the great lockdown disaster]( writes Allister Heath. [Harry and Meghan]( Sussexes out, Andrew in: [How Frogmore Cottage became the outpost of the outcasts.]( [A tank in a muddy field]( [Putin’s army is stuck in the mud like Hitler's in 1941.]( [A bottle with a pound coin inside]( [How to use the inheritance tax loophole that allows unlimited gifting.]( [Writer Ed Wiseman waiting by a bus stop]( [Eight reasons why I’m giving up driving in Britain.]( What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [News Headlines]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Breaking News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your preferences]( For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.