Matt Hancock was unable to tell a grandmother when she could hug her family as he dodged the government’s first coronavirus question from the public.
Number 10 today introduced public questions to the daily briefing in a shake-up to the session’s format. Out of 15,000 questions submitted to be the first asked at the briefing, pollster YouGov picked Lyn from Skipton, who asked when she would be able to hug her grandchildren.
She wrote: “I'm missing my grandchildren so much. Please can you let me know if, after the five criteria are met, is being able to hug our closest family one of the first steps out of lockdown?" The Health Secretary immediately passed the question to Chief Medical Office Chris Whitty.