Matt Hancock says not all patients sent to care homes were tested for Covid – video

The health secretary has admitted it 'wasn't possible' to test all hospital patients discharged into English care homes for Covid, as he tried to salvage his reputation after a series of bombshell allegations made against him by Dominic Cummings. Hancock said: 'We worked as hard as we could to protect people who live in care homes,' but did not deny the central allegation that he promised all patients would be tested before being discharged to homes last March

• Matt Hancock says not all patients sent to care homes were tested for Covid