Milk Tray Man on the move! A smiling Matt Hancock is spotted out jogging in Westminster as he continues his effort to rebuild his shattered career
- Matt Hancock went for a jog in Westminster after a revealing podcast last week
- The Suffolk MP's outfit was ridiculed after he wore a dark turtle neck jumper
- The ex-health secretary has been trying to outrun his bad rep after his affair
Disgraced MP Matt Hancock was spotted on the move this morning in Westminster, while many have yet to move past his decision to wear a black turtle neck jumper and talk about his affair on a podcast last week.
The former Health Secretary appeared in good spirits as he jogged along side a group of friends, following his appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast, during which he denied breaking the law.
ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly pulled no punches on his outfit of choice for the podcast - a dark blue turtle neck jumper and blue jeans - and his description of events.
She said: 'That is Matt Hancock, remember him? The former Health Secretary talking to Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett about his resignation last year.
'I don't what he's come as, he looks like a Bond villain. A Pound Shop Milk Tray man maybe?'
Matt Hancock (pictured), 43, went for a jog this morning in Westminster, as the disgraced MP tries to rebuild his image following his affair last year
A bond villain: Hancock has been trying to change his public image in recent months, but he has drawn criticism for his out-of-date fashion choices
Speaking to a business podcast he said the relationship started 'quite quickly' after legal social distancing curbs were lifted and replaced by guidance.
It is not the first time the 43-year-old has been seen wearing doing his best Steve Jobs impression.
Back in December Mr Hancock was once again donning a black roll neck sweater and blue jeans for an unlikely appearance at Capital FM's Jingle Bells Ball starring Justin Bieber in London.
Mr Hancock has been attempting to stir up positive publicity for himself after a difficult pandemic period which featured a variety of incidents, from him appearing to cry on TV when the vaccine programme began, having a text from the Prime Minister calling him 'totally f***ing hopeless' leaked and leaving his wife of 15 years and three children for a new lover.
When he appeared on business podcast he did deny that the relationship with aide Gina Coladangelo, which led to the breakdown of his marriage, was against the rules.
Defending himself, Mr Hancock said it had happened 'quite quickly' after legal rules surrounding social distancing were lifted, adding: 'I didn't break the law. I fell in love with somebody.
'It actually happened after the rules were lifted, but the guidance was still in place,' he said.
'I resigned because I broke the social distancing guidelines by then.
'They weren't actually rules. They weren't the law. But that's not the point.
'The point is they were the guidelines that I'd been proposing. And that happened because I fell in love with somebody.'
Disgraced former cabinet member Matt Hancock has been on his 'comeback tour' for several months now, back in December his debuted his black turtle neck for the first time
Mr Hancock found himself in hot water in January this year after stripping off for a bracing winter swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake
Mr Hancock also denied that his office affair with Ms Gina Coladangelo was about just 'casual sex'.
Other recent efforts from Mr Hancock on his 'comeback tour' to the public have included going for a winter swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake back in January.
Though his icy dip backfired after the Serpentine Swimmers' Club made it clear that swimming is 'strictly for members only' and 'no guests [are] permitted'.
Following his return to the Tory backbenches, after resigning from the Government last year, Mr Hancock has been campaigning to introduce a Dyslexia Screening Bill which would ensure that all pupils are screened for dyslexia at primary school.
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