E121: Matt Hancock: Opens Up About His Affair, Mistakes & The Pandemic
b'Matthew Hancock is the MP for West Suffolk, the former Secretary of State for Health, and was responsible for leading the country through the COVID-19 pandemic until his time as Health Secretary was brought controversially to an end in summer 2021.\\xa0For the first time, Matt speaks candidly on what it was like to lead a country through a once-in-a-century pandemic, and the circumstances surrounding his resignation. When I started this podcast, I wanted to bring you conversations that allow us to see behind the scenes, to give the context and this conversation is no different. You do not have to agree with Matt but I think after this episode today we will have the answers we\\u2019ve all been waiting for.\\xa0This is not your typical political interview. This is a conversation that definitely needed to happen. Topics: Why did you want to have this conversation here? Your early years Diversity in politics\\xa0Why did you get into politics and why would you want to? How can you be the minister for all these different areas? You running for Prime Minister\\xa0When covid hit\\xa0What was your life like at that time? If you\\u2019d known a pandemic would roll in would you have taken the health secretary job? The care home mistake\\xa0Isn\\u2019t our high number of deaths an indicator that wrong decisions were made? The first vaccine - showing your emotions The CCTV footage\\xa0The parties at number 10\\xa0Dominic Cummings Your Dyslexia campaign\\xa0Do you feel like you\\u2019ve addressed what you wanted to from this conversation?\\xa0The last guest question\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Craftd - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'