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We need to talk about Matt. Even with his new haircut – not that he particularly needed one, but all cabinet ministers had been under orders to have a pint and go to the hairdresser for a photo opp on the first day of the easing of lockdown at the weekend – Matt Hancock is looking a shadow of his former self.
His face looks drawn, his shoulders droop and his previously even-tempered nature has become progressively more testy. You might even imagine he has been kicked out of his home and has taken to sleeping under his desk in his office, for every time he appears in public he is dressed in an identical suit and pink tie. Continue reading...