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Matt Hancock is releasing a book and if the front cover is anything to go by it'll be hilarious.
The former health secretary has written Pandemic Diaries which is slated for release on 6 December about his time in the job - which he was forced to resign from for breaking his own covid rules, lest we forget.
Suffolk Newsreported a statement from his office saying: “Mr Hancock will give his unique perspective on how the NHS rose to the challenge, recognising the incredible hard work and sacrifice of so many, and offers an honest assessment of the lessons we need to learn for next time – because there will be a next time.”
Meanwhile, it comes amid reports he is also trying his luck as a reality TV star by appearing on I'm a Celebrity.
While he may be excited to give his side to the story of his controversial approach during the pandemic, people seemed less keen to hear him out and he was promptly roasted on Twitter.
Here's what people had to say about the book and yes, there are a lot of Alan Partridge jokes:
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\u201c@johnestevens\u201d— John Stevens (@John Stevens) 1667236704
\u201c@johnestevens Is this a joke?!\u201d— John Stevens (@John Stevens) 1667236704
\u201c@christopherhope If Mills and Boon did epidemiology\u201d— Christopher Hope\ud83d\udcdd (@Christopher Hope\ud83d\udcdd) 1667235789
\u201cThe designer clearly hates him\u201d— Nooruddean (@Nooruddean) 1667241574
\u201ci am aware that in the grand scheme of things this is maybe not the most important issue but jesus the photoshop work on matt hancock\u2019s book cover is awful, awful\u201d— Tom Phillips (@Tom Phillips) 1667244640
\u201chttps://t.co/rd6Y3vrgmG\u201d— Liam Thorp (@Liam Thorp) 1667239241
\u201c\u201cNeedless to say, I had the last laugh.\u201d\u201d— Amy Azarinejad (@Amy Azarinejad) 1667245146
\u201cMonday, 4th May 2020. \n\n"Dear Diary, I've fucked it up again and handed out a lucrative contract to a mate of a mate. Hope nobody finds out. Matt."\u201d— Sachin Nakrani (@Sachin Nakrani) 1667241840
\u201cMay 3rd: Fingered Gina in the loos again lol, it was fun. She is nice.\n\nMay 4th: People still dying. Remember to get pasta sauce on the way home.\n\nMay 5th: Thinking about spunking \u00a337 billion on an app, what am I like?! Quite nice weather today.\u201d— Alexandra Haddow (@Alexandra Haddow) 1667298481
\u201c@johnestevens His reaction when people actually buy the book\u201d— John Stevens (@John Stevens) 1667236704
\u201cImagine if someone bought you Matt Hancock's book for Christmas. Nearly 400 pages of how he killed a load of care home residents then rogered his secretary.\u201d— bob (@bob) 1667250763
\u201cHonestly this can fuck off - profiteering from the mistakes you made during the pandemic, the lies you told and the lives you cost.\n\nI hope nobody buys it.\u201d— Kit Yates (@Kit Yates) 1667290260
\u201cIt is grotesque that Matt Hancock has written this book.\u201d— Dr Julia Grace Patterson\ud83d\udc99 (@Dr Julia Grace Patterson\ud83d\udc99) 1667297104
\u201cMe Matt Hancock doing an\n autobiography\n \ud83e\udd1d \n Writing books about\n assholes\nhttps://t.co/u2I7bWu8fc\u201d— James Felton (@James Felton) 1667292621
\u201cNot only is Matt Hancock flogging his ghastly book the \u2018Pandemic Diaries\u2019, this ghastly individual is now off for a bit of self-promotion by going on I\u2019m A Celebrity. \n\nThe guy is a vile narcissist who must never be accepted back into public life, despite his gross efforts.\u201d— Dominique Samuels (@Dominique Samuels) 1667298344
\u201cMatt Hancock announcing he is releasing a book called "Pandemic Diaries" and it emerging he's joining I'm A Celeb in the same week... this guy is serious about his comeback\u201d— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@Nadine Batchelor-Hunt) 1667298958
Even GB News couldn't find anything good to say about it.
\u201c'Today, we got the first look at the least anticipated diaries in history.'\n\nDan Wootton reacts to Matt Hancock releasing his own book just in time for Christmas. \n\n'I'd rather have a lump of coal than that piece of propaganda in my stocking.'\u201d— GB News (@GB News) 1667251472
We can't wait to read a copy...
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