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Darren Richman
Nov 08, 2019
Matt Hancock, the secretary of state for Health and Social Care, has made the cardinal error of going full Partridge. And you never go full Partridge.
In a bizarre video posted online, the Conservative MP is seen approaching the camera in a suit without a tie but, crucially, a poppy pinned to his lapel, holding a cup of coffee (calling to mind the infamous Boris Johnson video of recent times).
Hancock then stares down the lens and says:
It’s Yorkshire, it’s before seven in the morning, it’s raining and we’re ready to go.
Pre-dawn start visiting NHS upgrades across Yorkshire https://t.co/FOv3u69ghH— Matt Hancock (@Matt Hancock) 1573201051
He proceeds to get into the car and shut the door behind him.
People, understandably, had thoughts.
Good luck finding them https://t.co/laBfqSNojA— John Crace (@John Crace) 1573203311
Matt is keen to be boasting about doing things he finds hard: — 0655 starts - rain - Yorkshire Also, who is he ge… https://t.co/qZbhe2IDMj— a49 challenge (@a49 challenge) 1573205978
Do you know what dawn is? https://t.co/cABd5NV8Jt— Paul O'154775961 (@Paul O'154775961) 1573205202
We often given politicians too hard a time. They're the ones in the arena, while we watch and boo. And then a cabin… https://t.co/lv8zKmG2mW— Guy Walters (@Guy Walters) 1573209449
Pictured, dawn or shortly thereafter, not "pre-dawn". https://t.co/ORo960ivyD— Dan Kaszeta (@Dan Kaszeta) 1573210241
Leeds away. #ffc https://t.co/KjSVsDG1xJ— White Noise (@White Noise) 1573204134
I miss the days when Alan Partridge was merely a work of fiction. https://t.co/rZ7HEL1IMq— Graham Lithgow (@Graham Lithgow) 1573203708
Matt doesn't have a Keep Cup either https://t.co/SqlcCnVFLq— Steph Lockhart-Franklin (@Steph Lockhart-Franklin) 1573210675
We often given politicians too hard a time. They're the ones in the arena, while we watch and boo. And then a cabin… https://t.co/lv8zKmG2mW— Guy Walters (@Guy Walters) 1573209449
#ge2019 content continues to stink. https://t.co/S3mpv1Iq9l— Richard Chambers (@Richard Chambers) 1573212740
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