UK health minister sorry for breaching COVID guidelines, PM says 'matter closed'
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock apologised on Friday for breaching social distancing guidelines after pictures appeared of him embracing his top aide, and the prime minister said he believed the matter was now closed.
Photographs published on the front page of the Sun showed Hancock kissing the woman - a friend hired for a taxpayer-funded role - in his office.
"I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances," Hancock said.