Tuesday 23 July 2019

Matt Hancock 'buries' health proposals likely to displease Boris Johnson

Matt Hancock 'buries' health proposals likely to displease Boris Johnson Green paper on smoking and sugar tax is released late in evening without alerting media

The health secretary, Matt Hancock, is facing questions after apparently burying important proposals aimed at tackling smoking, drinking and poor diets by releasing them on Monday evening without alerting the media.

The government’s green paper on the prevention of ill-health appeared on the gov.uk website at 7.22pm, hours after Hancock clashed with Theresa May, who had personally championed the plans. The Guardian

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