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Matt Hancock left red-faced by awkward caption on Instagram picture of him and a horse

The Conservative MP and former health secretary posted three pictures on the social media network about his visit to the National Stud in Newmarket, the home of Flat racing

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued

All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

The Independent UK

Londoner’s Diary: Matt Hancock ‘humbled’ after giving shelter to refugees

In today’s Diary: Hancock on living with Ukranian refugees / Bill Gates says Musk might be good for Twitter / Rayner hearts Lorraine

Evening Standard

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Government will not challenge court ruling on care home discharge policies

A spokesperson said the Government did not see a public interest in an appeal on certain points.

The Independent UK

Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued

All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock told officials to go 'hell for leather' at Covid deal despite concerns

Officials had concerns a deal for Abingdon Health to develop Covid tests would not appear "legit" as it had been awarded without competition under emergency laws

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued

All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

The Independent UK

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'Matt Hancock left thousands to die and he deserves corporate manslaughter charges'

The failure to act on that cost at least 20,000 care home residents their lives and that is why ministers must now brace themselves for five-figure payouts to families

Daily Mirror

Grieving son of war hero slams PM claiming his dad was sent to care home to die

On Wednesday, the High Court ruled that discharging patients to care homes in England at the beginning of the pandemic was unlawful

Daily Mirror

Family of victims of Tory Covid care home mistake could be set for £200m

Judges said the Tory Government failed to consider the risks from asymptomatic transmission when they allowed hospital patients to be discharged to care homes

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson accused of ‘misleading’ House of Commons after Covid in care homes ruling

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting claims it’s ‘not true’ that ministers weren’t aware of non-symptomatic transmission of the Covid virus at the start of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock apologises for 'pain and anguish' caused to people during Covid pandemic

Matt Hancock said the coronavirus pandemic was 'incredibly difficult' for many people. During an interview, the former Health Secretary apologised for the pain it caused to people

Daily Mirror

Hancock apologises for pandemic ‘pain and anguish’ after care home ruling

Earlier this week the High Court ruled that the Government’s care home discharge policies at the start of the pandemic were “unlawful” .

The Independent UK

From cash-for-questions to ‘casting couch’ claims: Ten times Westminster was embroiled in sleaze

Accusations that a Tory MP ‘watched porn’ in Parliament is the latest in a long line of sexual misconduct scandals to plague Westminster

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Government’s care home Covid failings ‘opens door’ to compensation claims, lawyers say

‘It is likely that the court’s decision will open the door to families to seek compensation for injuries suffered as a consequence of the inadequate policies,’ says lawyer

The Guardian - UK

On Covid in care homes, all the ‘big calls’ were wrong

Letter: Tony Kemp responds to the high court ruling that the government’s discharge of untested patients into care homes at the height of the coronavirus pandemic was unlawful

Liverpool Echo

'My dad died alone after untested patients were sent to his care home'

Grieving daughter angry and emotional as High Court rules government acted unlawfully in discharging untested hospital patients into care homes at beginning of pandemic

Daily Mirror

'My father died of Covid in a care home - I left him well but I never saw him again'

The High Court ruled the Government acted unlawfully in the early months of the pandemic when it discharged Covid patients to care homes without testing them for the virus

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Daily Mirror

'Tories showed lack of care when placing untested patients into nursing homes'

The High Court today ruled the decision to discharge untested patients from hospital into care homes was illegal. Ministers had been warned about asymptomatic transmission

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock face care homes fury - here's what they claimed in 2020

Matt Hancock said he had put a 'protective ring' around care homes and use the phrase in the Commons too. Boris Johnson said nobody was aware of asymptomatic Covid transmission

The Independent UK

Families of care home residents who died of Covid say government ‘threw loved ones to the wolves’

Matt Hancock wrongly claimed to have thrown a ‘protective ring’ around care homes, bereaved relatives say after damning High Court ruling

The Guardian - UK

‘Thrown to the wolves’: Covid care home ruling is bitter victory for relatives

Analysis: The high court found policy that sent untested people into homes was illegal and irrational

Daily Mirror

Families demand Boris Johnson resigns over unlawful Tory Covid care home policy

Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris brought legal action against the Government for its care home policies in early 2020, when they lost their fathers Michael Gibson and Donald Harris

Manchester Evening News

"Now I'll take the Government to court for my dad": Ruling on Covid deaths in care homes 'opens floodgates'

"They were trying to hide it, trying to stop it. Now I can seek justice for my dad. But it’s not just my father, it’s for the people who didn’t have a voice.”

The Independent UK

Key points around the Government’s ‘unlawful’ care home discharge policies

Two women, whose fathers died during the first wave, mounted a legal challenge.

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