• It was consensual
• He might have been bored with his auburn hair Caucasian wife?
• He couldn’t have taken her home with him, could he?

Here I am making lots of excuses for Matt Hancock.

• Maybe he wanted some escapism from the stress of his role?

Boris said he felt Matt’s future in politics was far from over.

Given that online dating has been available throughout the lockdown.

Do you not think that a number of people have broken the rules over these things without us knowing.

• I think his political role is in many senses over
• He had a good success with the vaccine programme.
• We all make mistakes

Perhaps the outcome will depend on how he follows through with his relationship with his new girlfriend.

We’re not proud of the way we got together, but we certainly are now proud to be together going forward.

Matt Hancock and Gina x