Matt Hancock alleged affair: Shapps says ‘The issue is entirely personal’

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Grant Shapps has said he would not be commenting after pictures were published allegedly depicting his married Cabinet colleague Matt Hancock in an embrace with his closest aide.

The Transport Secretary told LBC radio: “I have seen the photo but, as ever with private matters, I always try to avoid commenting on other people’s personal lives and I think I’ll stick with that tradition here.”

Asked whether the Health Secretary should have been “ignoring social distancing”, Mr Shapps replied: “I’m quite sure that whatever the rules were at the time were followed.

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