Matt Hancock was questioned over his affair with Gina Coladangelo during the Covid inquiry.Source: Reuters
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00:00 were a number of transgressions in public life. Overall, do you think that those breaches had
00:07 an impact upon the public's propensity to adhere to rules? And acknowledging, of course, that by
00:14 June 2021, we were out of the worst. There was in May '21, the tail end of the regulations and
00:22 guidance in place. But overall, it was damaging. Well, what I'd say is that
00:30 the lesson for the future is very clear. And it is important that those who make the rules
00:42 abide by them. And I resign in order to take accountability for my failure to do that.
00:47 And that, to your credit, must have been in reflection of the fact that you understood
00:52 the importance of, or the deleterious consequences of rule breaking or guidance breaking on public
00:59 confidence and the public at large. Yes. All right.