Piers Morgan has led celebrity reactions to Matt Hancock resigning after the Health Secretary was pictured passionately kissing his aide, Gina Coladangelo, despite being married.
Not holding back, the former Good Morning Britain presenter wrote: ‘Didn’t resign for his abject failures on PPE, testing & care homes that led to Britain having the worst covid death toll in Europe.
‘Did resign for being caught snogging his mistress. Pretty much sums up Matt Hancock. As the Prime Minister said: “Totally f*cking hopeless.”‘
Jedward added: ‘Matt Hancock has resigned! Now it’s just him and his hand c**k’.
Lily Allen, meanwhile, shared a prediction as she tweeted: ‘Matt hancock to replace Andrew Neil on GB News,’ amid the reporter’s break from his news channel.
Author Michael Rosen, who battled Covid-19 in intensive care, said: ‘Dear Mr Hancock Before you shut the door behind you, can I have my left eye and left ear back? Regards Michael Rosen’.
Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray said: ‘Hancock lied about PPE, lied about care homes, lied about a world beating t & t [Track and Trace] system & lied about data to justify not placing India on the red list. In the end it was his lies about keeping to the rules that finished him. But, it is no justice for the families of the bereaved.’
Mr Hancock has resigned after he was seen locked in a passionate embrace with Ms Coladangelo in CCTV footage obtained by The Sun. He has been married to his wife Martha for 15 years.
He apologised for ‘breaching social distancing guidance’, with Downing Street saying that the Prime Minister ‘considered the matter closed.’