Former minister Matt Hancock has denied that he had ‘casual sex’ during his high profile affair, saying: ‘I fell in love with somebody’.
He appeared on the Diary of a CEO podcast where he discussed his resignation as minister
He reminded Mr Hancock that he had talked about how he was following the rules, telling the public that he looking forward to hugging his mum when rules were eased. He brought her in as staff at the health department for professional reasons, he said, and ‘we spent a lot of time together, ironically, trying to get me to be able to communicate in a more emotionally intelligent way.’
Mr Hancock said that he had not broken any laws regarding coronavirus and social distancing, but admitted that he had broken the guidance in place.‘They weren’t actually rules. They weren’t the law. But that’s not the point.