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The British\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Telegraph<\/strong>\u00a0has obtained 100.000 text messages from former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, showing how the British government conspired to \u201cfrighten the pants off everyone\u201d and asking \u201cwhen do we deploy the new variant?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Telegraph received the WhatsApp messages from journalist\u00a0Isabel Oakeshott<\/a>, who wrote a book with Hancock called \u201cThe Pandemic Diaries<\/a>\u201d. They show former Health Secretary Matt Hancock discussing with his media adviser Damon Poole on Dec. 13, 2020, who warned that Tory MPs were \u201cfurious already about the prospect\u201d of stricter lockdown measures over Christmas and suggested \u201crather than doing too much forward signalling we can roll pitch with the new strain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain,\u201d Hancock wrote back.<\/p>\n \u201cYep that\u2019s what will get proper bahviour [sic] change,\u201d Poole replied.<\/p>\n Read Also: Mike Lindell Reinvents What Started It All \u2014 MyPillow 2.0 Has \u201cNEW Temperature-Regulating Technology\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhen do we deploy the new variant?\u201d Hancock asked.<\/p>\n \u201cBeen thinking about this and think we need to be more cautious. The strain that is,\u201d Poole wrote back. \u201cThink you made the point earlier, but we need to keep schools off paperwork \/ agenda.\u201d The Christmas lockdown 2020 was surprisingly announced Dec. 19.<\/p>\n In Jan. 2021, Hancock was discussing further measures with Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, including \u201cmore mask wearing \u2026 in all settings outside home\u201d.\u00a0 Case wrote that \u201cthe fear\/guilt factor\u201d is \u201cvital\u201d in getting more lockdown compliance.<\/p>\n \u201cBasically, we need to get compliance up,\u201d Case wrote, but said some measures \u2013 like a ban on fishing \u2013 \u201cwill be parodied galore if it looks like we have suddenly decided fishing is the first step towards tier 5!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI honestly wouldn\u2019t move on any small things unless we move on a lot. The only big reamaining [sic] things are nurseries and workplaces,\u201d Hancock wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cI agree \u2013 I think that is exactly right. Small stuff looks ridiculous.\u00a0 Ramping up messaging \u2013 the fear\/guilt factor vital\u201d, Case replied.<\/p>\n In June 2021, Hancock had to step down as Health Secretary after photos emerged showing he had violated social distancing rules to pursue an extramarital affair with UK Department of Health employee\u00a0Gina Coladangelo, who was earning \u00a315,000 a month. Hancock and Coladangelo were both married at the time and have since left their families.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Boris Johnson had to resign Sept. 6, 2022 over the so-called Partygate affair, after his employees held parties at 10 Downing Street, as the country was ordered into complete lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n