Former health secretary conspired with Dominic Cummings to remove Simon Stevens in early 2020
Matt Hancock plotted to try and oust Sir
But his determination to force Stevens out appears to have been strengthened by a series of subsequent clashes over how to tackle the virus and the introduction of the first Covid vaccine in late 2020., show that he also sought to have Sir Jeremy Farrar – who will become chief scientist at the World Health Organization in April – removed as a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies . The scientist had criticised the government’s handling of Covid.
Two weeks later Cummings suggested to Hancock: “We must get on with it now. Announce next week as part of reshuffle frenzy and it will all get lost in that.” The Covid lockdown intensified existing tensions. The messages also show that Hancock’s special adviser Allan Nixon warned his boss that “you look like you’re losing grip in front of No 10” when he became visibly angry at Stevens in a Downing Street meeting.Stevens also incurred Hancock’s ire in May 2020 by not warning him of plans to announce that dental surgeries would be able to reopen to patients the month after.
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