The latest revelations follow Wednesday's disclosure that Matt Hancock had rejected the advice of Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer, to test all residents going into care homes a month into the pandemic. The Lockdown Files published by this newspaper show the former health secretary clashed with Sir Gavin Williamson, then the education secretary, behind closed doors on whether to keep classrooms open. Mr Hancock initially lost a Cabinet argument during which he tried to persuade the Prime Minister to close schools ahead of their return in January 2021. Then Prime Minister Boris Johnson sided with Sir Gavin who had battled "tooth and nail" to keep pupils in class, prompting Mr Hancock to tell an aide that "we must now fight a rearguard action" to shut them and mocked Sir Gavin for having to eat "humble pie" as U-turns and chaos grew. On Jan 4, after many younger children had returned to classes for a single day, Mr Johnson announced that schools would close and exams would be

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