Man Apologises for Manhandling UK’s Chief Medical Adviser

Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on May 14, 2021. Matt Dunham/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

One of the men criticised for apparently accosting the UK’s chief medical adviser Chris Whitty has apologised, claiming that the social media video of the incident has cost him his job.

“To be honest I just wanted a selfie with Chris Whitty to show my mum," Lewis Hughes told The Sun newspaper. “There was no malicious intent, I didn’t want to upset him.”