Britain’s Matt Hancock resigns as health secretary after Covid-19 breach, affair with aide

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government’s authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules.Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of the Covid-19 social distancing guidelines he helped to create.The episode rebounded immediately on Johnson, who had initially fought to keep Hancock in his job and then faced criticism for being too weak to fire the minister.Two hours…

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