Claim: Matt Hancock used the phrase "protective ring" to describe the government's winter Covid-19 plan, and claims to the contrary misinterpret his comments.
Fact-check: Matt Hancock used the phrase 'protective ring' about care homes long before he claims - Full Fact
Verdict: mr hancock appears to have first used this phrase about care homes on 15 may 2020 to describe action taken during the first wave of the pandemic.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-06-08T00:00:00