Former health minister wants better masks and cash for those who have to self-isolate
Jeremy Hunt cut a controversial figure during his tenure as Britain’s longest-serving health secretary. Reviled by junior doctors for his proposed reforms to their training contracts, he also won affection for championing patient safety from those who lost relatives in scandals such as Mid-Staffs, where many died as a result of substandard care.
He has undergone an unlikely transformation since his rival in the Tory leadership race, Boris Johnson, sacked him from the Foreign Office, refashioning himself into a critic of the government’s pandemic response as chair of the parliamentary health select committee.
