Why Matt Hancock’s private life is very much in the public interest

By Polly Rippon, University Teacher in Journalism, University of Sheffield

The Sun newspaper’s publication of images from Matt Hancock’s office inside the UK Department of Health, which appear to show him in a “steamy clinch” with a colleague has created a political stir, but has also once again raised the issue of privacy from press intrusion.

Allegations regarding the health secretary’s relationship with a university friend and aide, Gina Coladangelo, were featured on the front page of the newspaper and went viral within minutes of publication online.

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