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ITT chair hits back after industry's Matt Hancock criticism

Government
Sophie Griffiths
1 March 2023

ITT chairman Steven Freudmann has hit out after coming under fire for inviting Matt Hancock to the institute’s conference this year, insisting “it would be a sad day if we only invited speakers with whom we agree”. 

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The ITT’s decision to invite Hancock attracted immediate criticism from the travel industry when it was announced yesterday, given the former health secretary’s role in helping to create Covid travel restrictions which caused huge disruption and damage to the industry.

https://twitter.com/ittnews/status/1630498999701495810 

However disapproval has ramped up further in the wake of new accusations in today’s Telegraph (1 March) stating Hancock ignored expert advice about care homes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic while serving as health secretary.