British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “very sorry” after pictures of him kissing and embracing his top aide, a friend hired last year, were splashed on the front page of the Sun newspaper.
“I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances,” Hancock said .
“I have let people down and am very sorry. I remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic, and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter.”
The opposition Labour Party , which had accused the government of “Cronyism” in awarding millions of pounds of contracts related to the pandemic, said Friday’s report needed to be looked into.
The Rupert-Murdoch-owned Sun tabloid said the picture of Hancock, who is married and the aide, was taken last month. Reuters could not independently verify the image.
The popular daily newspaper did not say how it obtained the security camera images.
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