The latest set of leaked messages also reveal then-chancellor Rishi Sunak told Mr Hancock that Mr Cummings' time in Downing Street was a 'nightmare'.
, who was health secretary during much of the pandemic, messaged on the day of the hearing in March 2021:"How would you deal with this Cummings crap?"
In May 2020, the WhatsApp messages show Mr Hancock had requested that Mr Njoku-Goodwin"draft a supportive tweet" after calls for Mr Cummings' resignation over the lockdown breach.Leaked WhatsApp messages from Matt Hancocktold Mr Hancock that Mr Cummings' time in Downing Street was a"nightmare".
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