Former health secretary Matt Hancock has confessed that being caught kissing his aide "blown up every part of my life" as he separated from his wife and resigned from his government role.
The Conservative MP, who was caught in breach of Covid-19 social distancing rules when images leaked of his romantic embrace with Gina Coladangelo last June, said that he first concerns were for his personal life and his job second in the wake of the scandal.
Speaking to ITV's Peston show, he said: "As you can imagine, the first thing that I focused on was my personal life and when I focused on my professional responsibility I decided that I had to resign." Hancock was a key player in government's response to the coronavirus pandemic and had been facing
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