UK health minister quits after breaking rules with affair


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  • Sunday, 27 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock has resigned after he admitted breaking COVID-19 guidance by kissing and embracing an aide in his office.

Downing Street published Hancock's resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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