Matt Hancock makes THIRD apology for affair that wrecked his marriage

Matt Hancock makes THIRD apology for affair that wrecked his marriage
Matt Hancock makes THIRD apology for affair that wrecked his marriage

Matt Hancock has apologised again for having an affair with an aide and admitted breaking the lockdown rules he created was 'a failure of leadership' - but again failed to say a public sorry to his wronged wife Martha.

The ex-health secretary was caught on CCTV passionately kissing his married aide and millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo against the door of his Whitehall office in June. 

In yet another media appearance after months in the political wilderness, Mr Hancock said he was 'sorry for all the people I let down' while getting his booster jab at a mass vaccination event at Newmarket Racecourse.

He added: 'People have been forgiving, which I'm grateful for.' 

When asked whether his reputation can be repaired after breaking lockdown rules while Health Secretary, he said: 'I hope that by being straightforward and apologising and resigning, people can see that I get it and I know I need to do a good job representing the people'.

He added: 'What I really feel is that was a failure of leadership'.  

Hancock lost his job when it emerged they were seeing each other despite her being his aide and them breaking social distancing rules that he had himself created. 

Matt Hancock has apologised again for having an affair with an aide as he got his booster jab in Newmarket today

Matt Hancock has apologised again for having an affair with an aide as he got his booster jab in Newmarket today

Mr Hancock was forced to resign for breaching social distancing guidelines after he was shown in CCTV footage kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo inside his ministerial office

Mr Hancock was forced to resign for breaching social distancing guidelines after he was shown in CCTV footage kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo inside his ministerial office 

The Tory MP was exposed in June cheating on his wife Martha after he was caught kissing Ms Coladangelo, who he had appointed as an adviser, in his private office, breaching the social distancing guidelines that he had established. Pictured: Hancock and Ms Coladangelo in 2019

The Tory MP was exposed in June cheating on his wife Martha after he was caught kissing Ms Coladangelo, who he had appointed as an adviser, in his private office, breaching the social distancing guidelines that he had established. Pictured: Hancock and Ms Coladangelo in 2019

Speaking to ITV political editor Robert Peston on his show last week, Mr Hancock said: 'Well, as you can imagine, the first thing that I focused on was my personal life, and then I focused on my professional responsibilities, and I decided that I had to resign.

Martha Hancock, wife of Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock, arrives at her home in London after they split up

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