{"id":121001,"date":"2023-12-01T12:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=121001"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:49:13","slug":"matt-hancock-commiserates-death-of-labour-politician-who-is-still-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/matt-hancock-commiserates-death-of-labour-politician-who-is-still-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Hancock commiserates death of Labour politician\u2026 who is still alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Hancock mistakenly commiserates death of alive politician<\/h3>\n

Matt Hancock has been mocked after appearing to pay tribute to a deceased former Labour mayor, who is still alive.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Covid inquiry, Mr Hancock voiced frustration with delays and confusion over lockdown measures during the Government\u2019s attempt to have a localised tier strategy.<\/p>\n

He described devolved local leaders as complaining they were under \u201csignificant local pressure not to accept measures\u201d.<\/p>\n

However he singled out the former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson as an exception, who was \u201cincredibly supportive\u201d and who helped put in place a package of measures that was effective.<\/p>\n

While describing his work with Mr Anderson, Mr Hancock said the former mayor is \u201csadly no longer with us\u201d.<\/p>\n

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His commiserations will have come as a shock to Mr Anderson, who is still alive.<\/p>\n

Mr Hancock\u2019s mistake quickly led to mockery on social media, with one observer joking: \u201cYou couldn\u2019t invent a Matt Hancock if you tried.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another, referring to reports Mr Hancock had wanted to “play God” during the pandemic, quipped: \u201cWell he did want to decide who lived and who died didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n

A third, pointing to a social media post from Mr Anderson sent just 17 hours ago, said he\u2019s \u201cclearly tweeting beyond the grave\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Hancock\u2019s spokesman later argued he meant that Mr Anderson is no longer in post, not that he had passed away.<\/p>\n

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