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Why the government is wrong to say the NHS hasn’t been overwhelmed by Covid-19
The coronavirus is an unprecedented challenge — one that Boris Johnson and his team have met with spectacular levels of incompetence, bad calls and dishonesty, reveals IAN SINCLAIR
Health Secretary Matt Hancock

APPEARING on the BBC Today programme on April 6, the Health Secretary noted a “core goal” during the pandemic was “making sure the NHS isn’t overwhelmed.”

“Which everybody was telling me a month ago was impossible to achieve but that has been achieved,” Matt Hancock said.

The Prime Minister exhibited even more audacity at the end of April.

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