Hancock messages show government ‘drunk on power’, MPs say
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#69HHW)
WhatsApp leak shows then health secretary agreeing with idea of threatening to withhold funds for local projects
Matt Hancock and a senior aide discussed ways to block funding for MPs' local projects, including a new centre for disabled children, to persuade them to vote for Covid rules, leaked messages reveal.
MPs said the messages were part of a culture of the regime" and accused members of Boris Johnson's administration of being drunk on power".
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