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 byelection, 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.