He narrowly won the contest, defeating Natalie Elphicke (solicitor and wife of politician Charlie Elphicke, who later succeeded him as MP for Dover), by 88 votes to 81 in the final ballot. He supported the prorogation of parliament in 2019 by Johnson which he had previously opposed while running for the leadership of the Conservative Party earlier in the year. [7][10], Hancock was selected as the Conservative candidate for West Suffolk in January 2010. Matt is a real-life rocket man, with a huge love for Survivor and the outdoors.
[5][6] He studied at Exeter College, Oxford, and graduated with a first in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and earned a MPhil degree in Economics at Christ's College, Cambridge a few years later.
[36], Hancock continued in his role as Health Secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet. Both Johnson and anonymous Downing Street officials denied the allegation. [60], On 11 October 2020, Hancock denied breaching a 10 pm drinking curfew in the Smoking Room bar in the House of Commons, put in place because of the pandemic. In 2018, he became Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. [69] He has dyslexia. [44] He withdrew from the race on 14 June shortly after winning only twenty votes on the first ballot. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. [23] He headed David Cameron's "earn or learn" taskforce which aimed to have every young person earning or learning from April 2017. An activist who was due to appear with Hancock expressed surprise that "a minister whose Government berates 'shirkers' couldn't be bothered to get out of bed to defend his own policy". [39][40][41], Hancock drew criticism in November 2019, following the total seclusion of 18-year-old Bethany, an autistic teenager, for almost 3 years in the tiny rooms of psychiatric facilities across Britain. Hancock studied for a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Exeter College, Oxford, and an MPhil in Economics at Christ's College, Cambridge, as a postgraduate student. [61][62][63] Eight days later the Daily Mirror published a photograph of him riding in his chauffeur-driven car without wearing a mask.
In his reply to the Channel 4 News question, Hancock said of Charlotte Edwardes, "I know Charlotte well and I entirely trust what she has to say. Hancock attended Farndon County Primary School, in Farndon, Cheshire, and the independent King's School, Chester. She is also known for being the granddaughter of Frederick Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra. Babylon allegedly sponsored the newspaper article.
[64], On 21 October 2020, Hancock voted with the government against extending free school meals.
[35], In April 2019, Hancock, who had previously said the NHS would face "no privatisation on my watch", was criticised for allowing 21 NHS contracts worth £127 million to be tendered. [37] The prorogation was later ruled on 24 September as unlawful by the Supreme Court. In 2005, Hunt reprised his role as Matt for the show's 20th anniversary episode. Hancock became a member of the Conservative Partyin 1999…
He went on to earn an MPhil in Economics at the University of Cambridge, where he studied at Christ's College, Cambridge. [26] As minister for digital policy, Hancock in June 2017 recommitted to a "full fibre" digital policy. [27], On 8 January 2018, Hancock was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in Theresa May's 2018 cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Karen Bradley. [42], After Theresa May announced her intention to resign as Prime Minister, Hancock announced his intention to stand for the Conservative Party leadership.
He took A-levels in maths, physics, computing and economics.
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