Matt Hancock asked if prime minister’s only mistake was ‘not firing Cummings early enough’

Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has been asked if the prime minister’s only mistake during the coronavirus pandemic was “not firing [Dominic] Cummings soon enough”. It comes after Mr Johnson’s former aide, who left Downing Street in November, made a series of accusations during an evidence session with MPs on Wednesday. Responding to the question from fellow Conservative Peter Bone, Mr Hancock replied: “It’s absolutely true that the operation and functioning of government has got easier this last six months and I think all the public can see that.”