In June 2021, following an affair with his political aide and mistress Gina Coladangelo, sources reported that he had left his wife for Coladangelo. [53], In November 2019, Hancock publicly apologised to Bethany, a teenager diagnosed with autism, for being kept in solitary confinement in various psychiatric facilities. His net worth as of 2022 is estimated to be around 5million. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. His main source of income is from his career as a politician. Matt Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for England and Wales on 9 July 2018 following the appointment of Jeremy Hunt to the position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. This promised that 97% of the UK would enjoy "superfast broadband" at speeds of at least 24 megabits per second by 2020. Hancock allegedly stated this was a "good positive step". [45] He withdrew from the race on 14 June shortly after winning only twenty votes on the first ballot. [41], Following the appointment of Jeremy Hunt to the position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for England on 9 July 2018. In November 2022, Hancock had the whip suspended after announcing he would be appearing as a contestant in the 22nd UK series of the survival reality television show I'm a CelebrityGet Me Out of Here!, in which he finished in third place. However, this dream was short-lived and after finishing sixth in the first round of voting, he withdrew from the race. [77], In April 2021, it was reported that Hancock had been given 20% of shares in Topwood Limited, a firm based in Wrexham which is owned by his sister and other close family members. [99] Amanda Milling, Co-chairman of the Conservative Party, opined that Hancock's affair was a factor in the Conservative Party's failure to win the Batley and Spen by-election on 1 July. [8][12], Hancock was selected as the Conservative candidate for West Suffolk in January 2010. There was never a camera in my office when I was Health Secretary or in any of the other five Cabinet positions. [26] Hancock launched a new social mobility drive to promote diversity within the civil service, outlining his vision in a speech in February 2016. He served as Health Secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and oversaw the subsequent rollout of the UKs vaccination programme. Hancock became a member of the Conservative Party in 1999. The footage was captured in May 2021, at a time where lockdown guidelines which Hancock was partly responsible for making were in place and suggested people shouldnt hug each other. Lord Geidt produced a report on ministerial interests saying that the awarding of the contract to Topwood could be seen to represent a conflict of interest that should have been declared. He was then appointed to the position of Minister of State for Business and Enterprise in July the following year. Mr Hancock was elected MP for West Suffolk in 2010, becoming a minister in 2012 and being promoted to culture secretary in January 2018. He was seen kissing her at the Department of Healths London HQ during office hours in 2021 as the mutant coronavirus strain began spreading. Hancock responded by saying: I did not know about the framework decision, and so I do not think I could reasonably have been expected to declare it. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hancock revealed his plans to help a British-Ukrainian constituent whose family was attempting to flee Ukraine. Matt Hancock was born on the 2nd of October, 1978. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2010. In 2020 Hancock's net worth was estimated at around 705,000-2.1m. Matt Hancock failed to declare family connections to company that won NHS contracts Topwood Ltd provided waste disposal services to Health Service in 2019 when it was owned by Health Secretary's . Matt Hancock, England Politician. I don't think so", "Why did Matt Hancock's tone policing backfire? In an exclusive, The Sun revealed that Hancock was having an affair, the MP would be one of this year's contestants on the ITV reality TV show, I'm A Celebrity crown the winner of this year's series, MattHancockwill probably bepaid at least 350,000, Matt Hancock had been having a secret affair, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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In December 2021, Hancock presented the Dyslexia Screening Bill to parliament, to ensure all children are screened for dyslexia before they leave primary school. He was born in England. "[114] Hancock also explained that he was driven by the intention to display his "human side" and to use reality TV as a means to convey "important messages to the masses". 1,100 of these were over his appearance on the show but there were also some complaints criticising how Hancock was treated by other contestants. Cast your votes now | Sean O'Grady", "Pandemic Diaries by Matt Hancock review confessions of a self-styled genius", "Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries are a delusional piece of self-aggrandising fan fiction", "Matt Hancock tries to play the hero in his Pandemic Diaries. On his first day in the role, he criticized the BBC for the amounts of pay its foreign journalists received and said that some men at the corporation were paid far more than equivalent public servants. [4], Hancock attended Farndon County Primary School, in Farndon, Cheshire, and the fee-paid King's School, Chester. [34], In early 2018, Hancock was the first MP to launch his own mobile app,[35] which was meant as a social network for him to communicate with his constituents and give people updates in relation to his cabinet role. [125][126] Although he expressed remorse about breaking social distancing guidelines, he pointed out that he had not broken any laws and said that he did not regret the political decisions he made during the pandemic. By Kate Whannel. The former Health Secretarys jungle stint is on track to earn him big money. In 2005, he became an economic adviser to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, later becoming Osborne's chief of staff. [58] He stayed in self-isolation with mild symptoms for seven days, before delivering an update on COVID-19 testing targets and on Government plans to write off 13.4billion of NHS debt. The ministerial code includes that ministers should not "normally accept invitations to act as patrons of, or otherwise offer support to, pressure groups or organisations dependent in whole or in part on Government funding". [18], In June 2014, Hancock encouraged employers to become involved in offering more apprenticeships, allowing young people to learn and earn simultaneously. [79] Lord Geidt later produced a report on ministerial interests saying that the awarding of the contract to Topwood could be seen to "represent a conflict of interest" that should have been declared. His net worth as of 2022 is estimated to be around 5million. He was re-elected as West Suffolk's MP in 2015, 2017, and 2019. He attended David Camerons cabinet as Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2015 to 2016. [36] The head of privacy rights group Big Brother Watch called the app a "fascinating comedy of errors",[37] after the app was found to collect its users' photographs, friend details, check-ins, and contact information. The couple has three children, a daughter and two sons; one of their children is adopted. On 8 January 2018, Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in Theresa Mays 2018 cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Karen Bradley. What is Martha Hancock Net Worth? After endorsing . There has been no suggestion that Hancock intervened in the normal processes, and in April 2021 the company had not earned anything through the framework. He was an economist at the Bank of England before serving as a senior economic adviser and later chief of staff to George Osborne. On 27 July, he announced protection from fracking for National Parks,[20] seen as a method of reducing anger in Conservative constituencies ahead of the election. Hancock's tenure as Health Secretary was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which he played a prominent role in the government's response to. He stayed in self-isolation with mild symptoms for seven days, before delivering an update on COVID-19 testing targets and on government plans to write off 13.4 billion of NHS debt. Hancock apologised "for the things that have gone wrong in her care" and said her case in particular was "incredibly difficult and complex", calling Bethany's case "heart-rending" and saying that he had insisted on "a case review of every single person in those conditions. Matt Hancock said he had no idea that the camera, which was hidden inside a smoke detector in his office, existed. [137][138], Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone stated her office had received "dozens of complaints" about Hancock being on the television show. However, Hancock trained as a jockey in 2012 and won a horse race in his constituency town of Newmarket. Amanda Milling, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, opined that Hancocks affair was a factor in the Conservative Partys failure to win the Batley and Spen by-election on 1 July. [13] He was elected as the constituency's MP at the 2010 general election with 24,312 votes, 13,050 votes ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate Belinda Brooks-Gordon. [86] The Government's guidelines allowed intimate contact with people from a different household only from 17 May. After Johnson became Prime Minister, Hancock retained his position as Health Secretary in his cabinet. "[80], In May 2021, the former Downing Street chief adviser Dominic Cummings claimed, "tens of thousands of people died who didn't need to die" during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic due to what he claimed to be "criminal, disgraceful behaviour" within Downing Street under the supervision of Hancock. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. In an exclusive, The Sun revealed that Hancock was having an affair with Gina Coladangelo after CCTV images shown Hancock kissing and embracing her in his Whitehall office. [103], According to the Independent, Hancock faced severe criticism due to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the NHS early in the pandemic, the award of contracts for supplying masks and the decision to transfer elderly patients to care homes without Covid testing.