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Boris Johnson boasted of shaking hands with coronavirus patients on same day officials urged greetings ban, documents show
Coronavirus
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster, Alain Tolhurst and John Johnston
Boris Johnson boasted of shaking hands with coronavirus patients on same day officials urged greetings ban, documents show
Number 10 has defended Boris Johnson for boasting of shaking hands with “everybody” at a hospital on the same day the Government’s scientific advisers recommended an end to the greeting.
Matt Hancock tells Premier League stars to 'take a pay cut' as non-playing staff lose out in coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster, Alain Tolhurst and John Johnston
Matt Hancock tells Premier League stars to 'take a pay cut' as non-playing staff lose out in coronavirus crisis
High-earning Premier League stars should "take a pay cut" while football is put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic and other club staff make a "sacrifice", the Health Secretary has declared.