A plane is “ready and waiting” to bring Ukrainian orphans over to Scotland for sanctuary, but the Home Office is not clearing the paperwork, Ian Blackford has claimed.
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Matt Hancock has said he broke coronavirus guidelines - which he created - because he “fell in love” with his aide.
Leaked CCTV footage taken on May 6 2021 showed the ex-Health Secretary in a clinch with advisor Gina Coladengelo last year in his Whitehall office.
The former Cabinet minister was forced to resign following the controversy.
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At the time the footage was taken indoor social gatherings of people from different households were banned under law and guidance urged people to stay two metres apart and avoid “face to face contact”, the Mirror reports.
Mr Hancock initially clung onto his job and Boris Johnson was criticised for failing to sack him.
But the following day he resigned after admitting he had broken his own Covid guidance.
In a lengthy interview with the Diary of a CEO podcast, Mr Hancock said he "fell in love" and "it all happened quite quickly" - but insisted he did not break the law.
Clad in a navy polo neck, the senior Tory spoke at length about the affair, which brought an abrupt end to his Cabinet career.
He said: "We fell in love and that's something that was completely outside of my control.
"Of course I regret the pain that's caused and the very, very public nature - anybody who has been through this knows how difficult it is, how painful it is."
Mr Hancock said he fell in love with Ms Coladangelo - whom he has known since his student days - while they were working together at the Department for Health and Social Care.
He left his wife and children to start a relationship with Ms Coladangelo, who was also married with children.
The West Suffolk MP said: "It all happened quite quickly, It actually happened
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Matt Hancock hit out at host Steven Bartlett on his Diary of a CEO podcast as things turned awkward when the latter began quizzing the former Health Secretary on his "contradictory" behaviour during his affair with now-girlfriend Gina Coladangelo.The 43 year old politician previously said he had looked forward to engaging in a relaxed chat with the Dragons' Den star after spending much of his political career being aggressively questioned on the likes of Good Morning Britain. After a lengthy discussion about his upbringing, and decisions during the pandemic, the topic changed to his mistakes in his family life.
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K.J. Yossman Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has postponed further engagements following her COVID-19 diagnosis, according to reports.On Thursday, Feb.
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