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Question Time: Matt Hancock says he's willing to 'be used as Covid vaccine guinea pig'

Health Secretary Matt Hancock should take the Covid vaccine - and then all MPs - before it is rolled out to the general public to restore trust in politicians, a commentator has said.

Merryn Somerset Webb, editor-in-chief of Money Week, challenged the Cabinet minister to be first in line to take pharmaceutical firm Pfizer's vaccine candidate, which has proved 90 per cent effective in trials.

During a slightly adapted version of BBC's Question Time on Thursday, panelists and 16 virtual audience members were allowed to ask Mr Hancock quick fire questions.

Several people in the audience - this week from Dover - voiced concerns about taking any vaccine, which has been developed in a matter of months.

When asked by host Fiona Bruce, the majority

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