The former health secretary was front and centre at Conservative Party headquarters today as the incoming prime minister was thronged by wellwishers. But as he worked along a line of MPs including Mel Stride and Guy Opperman he was seen to completely blank Mr Hancock and move on to shake hands with party chairman Jake Berry. The two men were in Boris Johnsons cabinet for most of the Covid pandemic before Mr Hancock was forced out as health secretary for breaking his won rules during an illicit affair.
