U.K. government to probe leak of Hancock footage

Boris Johnson had accepted Mr. Hancock's resignation on Saturday but suggested he might return to a higher public role

Britain's government will investigate how kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest scandal to hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government. After first facing down calls for Mr. Hancock to be sacked or resign as health minister after pictures were published of him embracing a woman he had appointed to a taxpayer-funded role, Mr. Johnson accepted his decision to step down on Saturday. Mr. Johnson's government has overseen one of the highest official death tolls from the pandemic and has been criticised for its early handling - led by Hancock - of the coronavirus pandemic which was characterised by missteps.