Boris Johnson’s refusal to sack Matt Hancock after expose ‘cost him Batley & Spen by-election’

BORIS Johnson’s refusal to sack Matt Hancock after The Sun’s bombshell expose cost the Tories the the Batley and Spen by-election, a Cabinet minister said on Friday. Sir Keir Starmer scraped a victory with Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater in West Yorkshire last night - by just 300 votes. But top Tories admitted the handling of the Health Sec’s breaking of social distancing rules and affair with his aide was an issue in their loss.