Harassment of England’s Chief Medical Officer Prompts Security Questions

England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty outside the Department of Health in London on June 25, 2021. Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Police are investigating video footage showing England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty apparently being accosted by two men in a London park.

It is the third time that footage of Whitty apparently being harassed has surfaced on social media, prompting questions over whether he should be assigned personal protection.