Matt Hancock should not have been invited to take place and then none of this fall out or controversy occurs.
A swathe of the general public are now defending the indefensible and shows that Hancock's appearance on mainstream television has more impact and reach than any Party Political Broadcast.
ITV generated a platform that allowed excuse after excuse, without comeback, to go unchallenged, they allowed a false narrative that does not correlate with the known facts to be spun and those with only a passing interest in politics to be hoodwinked and believe 'he was just a man doing his best'
He oversaw a PPE fraud that allowed his friends and acquaintances to benefit and put the lives of NHS and frontline workers at risk.
Whilst 1000's died he manipulated and created an employment position so that his mistress could be a colleague thus allowing him to continue his affair.
He knowingly and deliberately ignored advice on returning people with Covid to nursing and retirement homes causing 1000's of additional and preventable deaths, at best gross negligence at worst a calculated cull.
The complete 'rehabilitation' before investigations and enquires are complete should not be permitted.
Hancock is not the naive fool he apparently played in Australia, he's a hard bitten political animal prepared to do anything to retain or garner greater power, he believed he could be PM in 2019, but we are meant to believe he abdicated power over decisions on Covid to others.
In the case of White she was in a no win situation and I don't think it's fair giving someone the choice of frying pan or fire and then being critical of their choice.