London, June 27
British health minister Matt Hancock resigns on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging the public who have been living under lockdown.
In the latest scandal to rock a government that has overseen one of the highest official death tolls from the pandemic, Hancock wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, saying he disappointed the people.
“Those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that’s why I’ve got to resign,” the 42-year-old said via a video on Twitter.
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock had been facing a lot of pressure to resign after he was filmed kissing an aide in breach of COVID-19 regulations.
He will be replaced by Sajid Javid, a former finance minister with widespread government experience but new to this sector.
He will be tasked with helping the state-run health service recover from the pandemic. Likewise, he will have to deal with any future infection waves. Cases have started to rise in the last month.