‘I’ve tried my hardest’ – Matt Hancock gives final speech as MP

“I’ve tried my hardest”, Matt Hancock told MPs as he gave his final speech in the Commons.

He also stated that the vaccine programme was “without doubt one of the country’s finest achievements in peacetime”.

The former health secretary resigned from his cabinet position in 2021 after admitting breaking social distancing guidance by having an affair with a colleague.

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