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The public have a right to know about the lockdown files

2 March 2023

9:42 PM

2 March 2023

9:42 PM

Having read thousands of Matt Hancock’s messages, I can see why he doesn’t want this discussions to become public. It’s embarrassingly clear that no one on that WhatsApp thread ever thought they’d be scrutinised by the rest of the cabinet, let alone parliament, let alone the rest of the country.

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