Mr Hancock, 43, sparked uproar a couple of weeks ago when he told the public he had booked a holiday to Cornwall for the summer, despite the UK still being in a national lockdown. With Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, 52, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 56, urging people not to make plans at the moment, the Health Secretary was put under the spotlight by BBC Breakfast host Charlie Stayt, 58. Taking to Twitter, those watching the BBC news segment at home weren’t too impressed with the line of questioning.
One wrote on the social media platform: “Well @BBCBreakfast are really as rubbish, as usual, this morning. Obsessed with this c**p about booking holidays.
“There is a pandemic on, or has nobody told you yet #bbcbreakfast #bbc,” they continued, with a second adding: “Man books holiday on the off chance he can take his family on holiday…as we all want to do. Not news, move on…#bbcbreakfast.”
A third commented: “Do we really give a s**t about whether someone has booked their holiday or not!! #BBCBreakfast Just how pedantic can it get!!”
“What a load of s**t useless questions #BBCBreakfast,” a fourth remarked.
However, not everyone was opposed to the direction of the interview, as another added to the debate: “Well done Charlie, proper interview with @MattHancock not interrupting but coming back to the original question if it’s not answered #bbcbreakfast.”
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