Health Secretary Matt Hancock 'is having affair' with his closest aide, 43, who is married to Oliver Bonas founder and was caught having a passionate clinch with her outside his Whitehall office

Matt Hancock is today at the centre of a jaw-dropping cheating scandal after claims emerged of an alleged affair with his closest aide.

The Health Secretary, 42, has been seen having a passionate clinch with millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo, according to the Sun.

The incident is alleged to have taken place outside his office at the Department for Health's headquarters in London.

Mr Hancock has been married for 15 years to wife Martha, with whom they have three children.

Communications director and lobbyist Mrs Coladangelo meanwhile is a mother-of-three, whose husband is the founder of clothing shop Oliver Bonas.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Mr Hancock for a comment. 

A friend of Mr Hancock's reportedly told the Sun they had 'no comment' on the matter, but that that no Covid rules had been breached.

The Health Secretary, 42, has reportedly been seen having a passionate clinch with millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo, according to the Sun 

Mr Hancock has been married for 15 years to wife Martha, with whom they have three children

It comes after photographs appearing to show Mr Hancock kissing Mrs Coladangelo were published in the paper.

In the pictures, which appear to be from CCTV footage, Mr Hancock also appears to have his hand on the woman's backside.

Meanwhile, source told the Sun that it was 'shocking that Mr Hancock was having an affair in the middle of a pandemic'.

According to paper, the incident took place around 3pm on May 6, on the day of the local elections. 

But whistleblower reportedly told the paper that they have been caught having 'regular clinches together'.

The source reportedly told the paper: 'It has also shocked people because he put her in such an important, publicly-funded role and this is what they get up to in office hours when everyone else is working hard.'

Mrs Coladangelo, who is a director and shareholder at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, is said to have been appointed to the Department of Health as an unpaid adviser in March last year.

She was appointed as a non-executive director at the department in September, meaning she is a member of the board.

She can claim up to £15,000 in taxpayers' money in the role, though there is no public record of her appointment.

Mrs Coladangelo has had a parliamentary pass, which gives her access to Westminster, since April.