Cover of Matt Hancock’s new book is leaked… and is duly lampooned

Parallels to Alan Partridge’s published work were not hard to find after the cover for Matt Hancock’s latest book was leaked on social media.

The former health secretary, who was in charge for most of the pandemic before he resigned due to a breach of his own social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague, will release Pandemic Diaries on 6th December, just before Christmas.

Using contemporaneous records from that period, Hancock recounts first-hand the most important events and decisions as they unfolded throughout the global emergency.

The book will provide the “definitive account” of Britain’s battle to turn the tide against Covid-19 and will be launched at the Science Museum in London.

But the cover was quickly lampooned after it was leaked by John Stevens.

Here’s a pick of the best reaction:

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Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.