UK Health Minister Wanted to “Scare The Pants Off People With The New COVID Strain”

The latest messages show the approach taken by Hancock and others to Government communication at various stages during the pandemic. Most of the videos reporting out there on Hancock and the revelations are far to long to hold one’s attention here is thre U.S. But it was the same notion. Schools, masks, and restaurant closings? The very mindset with Hancock as with our Fauci.

In December 2020, the exchanges show concern that London Mayor Sadiq Khan could follow the example of Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, who had clashed with the Government over the decision to impose stringent lockdown restrictions on the region.

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Hancock’s adviser said: “Rather than doing too much forward signaling, we can roll pitch with the new strain.”

It has emerged that Matt Hancock told aides he wanted to “frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain” of Covid-19 to ensure the public would comply with restrictions.

The latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show Hancock and others discussed how releasing information about the Kent variant would scare the public into changing their behaviour.

The messages, published in the Sunday Telegraph, are among more than 100,000 messages passed to the newspaper by journalist Isabel Oakeshott, show that Cabinet Secretary Simon Case suggested in January 2021 that the “fear” factor would be “vital” in stopping the spread of the virus.

TalkTV’s International Editor Isabel Oakeshott was handed the messages while she worked on the former Health Secretary’s memoir ‘Pandemic Diaries’. Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by Laura Dodsworth, author of “A State of Fear: How the UK Government Weaponised Fear During the Covid-19 Pandemic”.

Laura tells Julia: “Ministers were talking deliberately about plans to scare us… they were thinking about advancing their careers, instead of the vulnerable.” A spokesperson for Hancock said: “As we’ve seen all week, these stories are wrong as they’re based on an entirely partial account.

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