Manchester leaders accuse Matt Hancock of lying about coronavirus data – Yahoo News Australia

Three Manchester MPs and the Salford city mayor have written to Matt Hancock accusing him of lying about coronavirus data.
Paul Dennett and co-signatories Rebecca Long Bailey, Barbara Keeley and Graham Stringer, wrote to the health secretary to demand more detail in the COVID-19 testing data that was sent to local councils.
The letter read: We are writing to raise our concerns about your statements on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday 5 July on which you stated that Councils had access to the COVID-19 data they need.
This is simply not true.
We believe it is imperative that we are honest and transparent about the data on which we are relying to respond to the virus, whilst being accountable to and supporting our residents and local communities at this challenging and difficult time.
The signatories suggested the health secretary had lied when he said local councils had all the data they needed (Salford City Mayor’s Office)
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The group asked for more information on test results, and faster information, and went on to slam the data released so far.
Unfortunately this complex set of reports creates a complex labyrinth of information that is at best unhelpful and at worst dangerous, the letter continued.
The information falls far short of what we need to effectively prevent the spread of the virus and potential outbreaks… Unbelievably, information on ethnicity is not routinely provided, which is inexcusable given our understanding of the increased risk our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities face during this pandemic.
Mayor Paul Dennett and three MPs claimed government processes were “at best unhelpful and at worst dangerous” (Salford City Mayor’s Office/Manchester Evening News)
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