Health Secretary Matt Hancock made some serious errors in last Sunday’s Andrew Marr.

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During last Sunday’s Andrew Marr Show, Health Secretary Matt Hancock denied claims that he had spoken about throwing a “protective ring” around care homes at the early stages of the Covid-19 crisis.

Mr. Hancock claimed he didn’t use the phrase until later planning for winter.

But we found three recorded instances of the minister using that exact phrase in May last year, to describe action taken during the first wave of the pandemic.

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