quit the Cabinet yesterday, is legally entitled to the payment despite kissing aide Gina Coladangelo in the Health Department’s London headquarters.
Images showed Hancock in an embrace with aide Coladangelo last month, and he tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister after facing pressure to quit.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Hancock said: “The last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis.“I want to reiterate my apology for breaking the guidance, and apologise to my family and loved ones for putting them through this.
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