Matt Hancock's resignation means Boris Johnson has lost his scapegoat for the coronavirus public inquiry
What he found was not just silence, but the growing disquiet amongst colleagues becoming more vocal as the scandal ran.
And he is known for digging in over scandals around his top team - be it Mr Cummings over Durham, or Priti Patel over bullying accusations.A source told Sky News Boris Johnson would have loathed to sack Matt Hancock Imagine Mr Johnson at one of his regular press conferences having to defend Mr Hancock publicly while the public looked on. It's political capital he'd rather not burn.
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