 In January 2013, he was accused of dishonesty by "Daybreak" presenter Matt Barbet after claiming he had been excluded from a discussion about apprentices after turning up "just 30 seconds late".Barbet said Hancock knew he was "much more than a minute late" and he should have arrived half an hour beforehand to prepare for the interview.An activist who was due to appear with Hancock expressed surprise that "a minister whose Government berates 'shirkers' couldn't be bothered to get out of bed to defend his own policy".