By Kate Proctor Political correspondent
Health secretary avoids question and insists public must obey test-and-trace system
The health secretary has failed to say whether Dominic Cummings did the right thing when he drove to Durham during lockdown, as he insisted the public must obey government test-and-trace instructions.
Asked why the public should follow the new self-isolation rules, when even Conservative MPs believe Boris Johnson’s most senior aide breached them, Matt Hancock said it was in everyone’s interests that “people follow the instructions from the NHS”.
Source: Matt Hancock fails to say if Dominic Cummings did right thing
