his interview with Matt Hancock, insisting he’ll decide who does and does not appear on his podcast Diary Of A CEO.Today the anticipated interview with Hancock landed, which Bartlett previously said became ‘heated’ in parts as the former Health Secretary was grilled on his exit from the cabinet after being accused of breaking his own social distancing rules amid the pandemic in 2022.The MP stepped down from the front bench in June last year after leaked CCTV showed the then-married Hancock embracing and kissing advisor Gina Coledangelo, who was also married, in his office.Amid criticism of Hancock’s appearance on the podcast, in part owing to the fact he’s not a CEO, Bartlett today insisted it’s up to the audience whether they listen or not and that most of his guests aren’t CEOs, despite the podcast’s title.At the time the episode was teased, some had asked what Hancock was the CEO of, while others questioned why he was being given such a platform in which to attempt ‘reputation rehabilitation’.Flagging the episode, Bartlett began on Monday: ‘This is the first long-form interview @MattHancock has given since resigning as Health Secretary.
You’re going to get a look behind the scenes, hear the context & find out the truth.This is the first long-form interview @MattHancock has given since resigning as Health Secretary.You’re going to get a look behind the scenes, hear the context & find out the truth.Itâs then up to you to decide what you take from the conversation.ðð½ https://t.co/1rsSyiRoMp pic.twitter.com/bwtbqOIdMS‘It’s then up to you to decide what you take from the conversation.’Of picking the guest for his own podcast, he went on to explain: ‘When I started The Diary Of A CEO I wanted to look into the diaries of.