Phillip Schofield tells Matt Hancock it’s ‘utterly bonkers’ you can only see one parent at a time

PHILLIP Schofield today told Matt Hancock it was “utterly bonkers" to say you could only see one parent at a time.

The This Morning host confronted the Health Secretary on the show after he claimed you could not see parents together.

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In a heated clash, the 58-year old presenter had asked about the new rule saying you could meet with people from outside your house if you kept your distance.

He said: “It is a mental health thing.

“When you look at family, I can understand the regulations very clearly with social distance.

“When it comes to parents, we’ve been separated for such a long time.”

After the senior minister insisted he could see both, Phillip asked: "Does that mean I can see my parents ten minutes part?"

Mr Hancock told him: "Yeah, as long as it's only one at a time that's fine."

The exasperated hosted replied: “Don’t you see that that’s utterly bonkers.”

Mr Hancock insisted: "No, we don’t want large groups gathering.

"You’ve got to set a line somewhere. I think people understand we’ve made balanced judgement.

"I totally get the yearning to see one’s loved ones."

In a blow for Brits hoping for a break, Mr Hancock also revealed Summer holidays will be cancelled this year.

He told This Morning that the public likely won't be able to go away for a getaway for the rest of the summer months.

He was asked by Phil and co-host Holly Willoughby whether summer would be cancelled.

Mr Hancock replied: "I think that’s likely to be the case.

"I think it’s unlikely that big lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer."

Appearing earlier on Sky News, Mr Hancock confirmed Brits can meet a different person outside every day from tomorrow but must still keep their distance.

He explained the nation could see different people one at a time outside - as long as they continued to maintain social distancing.

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