MATT Hancock has come under fire after being snapped wearing no mask in his chauffeur driven Range Rover – potentially putting his driver at risk.
Boris Johnson last month ordered ministers to cover their mouth and nose while in government vehicles.
But the Health Minister paid no heed to the warning today while smirking in the back seat of his £83,000 jeep.
Hancock has now been told off after flouting the rules during his journey to the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Rule was introduced on September 23 after it was revealed that chauffeur-driven trips were exempt from the restrictions which force taxi passengers to wear face coverings.
Earlier this week, it was revealed MPs did flout the 10pm coronavirus bar curfew with House of Commons bosses now accused of a cover-up over the breach.
Westminster officials admitted MPs broke Covid rules in Commons bars, but failed to confirm if Health Secretary Matt Hancock was among them.
Mr Hancock has refused 30 times to confirm if he returned to a Commons bar after a 9.40pm vote, the Mail on Sunday reports.
While an inquiry confirmed reports that MPs boozed after 10pm.
But officials failed to ask Mr Hancock if he was among them – as a senior Tory MP insisted he saw the Health Secretary there.
The politician said: “I stand 100 per cent by my story. I know what I saw, and when.
It’s claimed Mr Hancock arrived at the bar just before 9.40pm and ordered a glass of French sauvignon blanc.
Charles Walker, the Conservative MP who led the investigation, said it would be “invidious” for Commons bar staff to name the MPs involved.
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