Government ministers not wearing masks was bad enough, but their defence of this position is even worse

Abstract

At a press conference on 20 October 2021, the secretary of state for health and social care Sajid Javid repeatedly urged the public to comply with voluntary covid measures in England, notably wearing masks in crowded indoor spaces.He warned that failure to do so would "hit us all" and "make it more likely we're going to have more restrictions."1 Many commentators responded by pointing out that this message was undermined by widely circulated images of Westminster government ministers failing to wear masks in Cabinet meetings and of Conservative MPs failing to wear masks in Parliament. 2

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