The exchanges are among more than 100,000 messages leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who was given them by Mr Hancock while they were collaborating on his memoir.
Matt Hancock told aides he wanted to"frighten the pants off everyone" to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions.
The messages show Mr Hancock and others discussed how to use the Kent variant of the virus to scare the public so they would obey the rules.
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