Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock is being criticized at the Covid-19 Inquiry

Hancock is accused of dishonesty and failing to take extra support before the first lockdown

Hancock defended himself, blaming slow responses from other government departments and highlighting the pandemic's difficulty

Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill criticized the lack of control in the Department of Health and Social Care

The inquiry is investigating UK's pandemic response and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to give evidence next week.