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Helen Whately defends ex-colleague while answering urgent question in Commons after leak of messages
A minister has dismissed claims that Matt Hancock ignored scientific advice over Covid tests for care homes.
Helen Whately, the care minister, claimed “selective snippets” of leaked WhatsApp messages were misleading. She acknowledged there was a “limited quantity” of tests at the start of the coronavirus outbreak but said the government had been confronted with “tough decisions” about who to prioritise for them.
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