Novelty of being on TV wears off for Matt Hancock as he defends app

If track and trace system was a success, Boris would have defended it. Instead, we got Matt

Photograph: Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/AFP/Getty Imagesou could tell the news wasn’t going to be that great when we got the cast list. If the new track and trace system had been an overwhelming success, there would have been every chance that Boris Johnson would have rolled out of bed to take the credit.

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