Senior Tory MP Jake Berry has called for Matt Hancock to be hauled before the Commons for questioning after leaked messages showed he discussed threatening to block a disabled centre in an MP's constituency to get him to vote for COVID curbs.
Matt Hancock supported threatening to block a disability centre in a Tory MP's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for COVID restrictions, leaked messages suggest.
Sir Jake, whose son has disabilities, said:"Once you get to the point that you are weaponising the provision of care to disabled children, I think you have crossed the line." Mr Nixon said they needed to"dangle our top asks" over some of the newest MPs who entered parliament in 2019 through Boris Johnson's general election victory.
"What's being accused here never happened, demonstrating the story is wrong, and showing why such a biased, partial approach to the evidence is a bad mistake, driven by those with a vested interest and an axe to grind.However, Rossendale and Darwen MP Sir Jake, a former Tory Party chairman, said:"This is an absolute disgrace.
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