Backbenchers accuse health secretary of using false claims before vote on Coronavirus Act
Tensions are building in the Conservative party as the government prepares to extend the Coronavirus Act for another six months, with backbench MPs openly accusing the health secretary of using a false claim to justify holding on to powers.
Angry Tories hit out at Matt Hancock for saying the legislation needed to be renewed until well after the planned final stage of unlocking on 21 June in order for the furlough scheme, which will stay in place until the end of September, to continue.
