Matt Hancock appears to be continuing his attempted political comeback this week, first launching a Commons bill to improve dyslexia screening and now attending Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball in a turtleneck.
Yes, really.
If you somehow missed it, the former health secretary resigned from the cabinet in June after The Sun published footage of him kissing an aide, breaching social distancing rules at the time.
Attempting to grab on to relevancy, Mr Hancock attended the music event on Saturday, when the likes of Becky Hill, Years and Years and Justin Bieber took to the stage.
According to one Twitter user named Jessica, Mr Hancock reportedly “walked out” when ex-Little Mix member Jesy Nelson was performing, but “liked Sigrid”.
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Unfortunately with that turtleneck, he definitely killed people’s vibes, bringing a whole new meaning to “Capital” punishment.
After pictures of him on the red carpet surfaced online, Twitter users soon ridiculed Mr Hancock’s attempt to get down with the kids:
He looks like the new corrupt member of AC12 who gets bumped off in episode 3 pic.twitter.com/x5dUI0e16T
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 12, 2021
‘Love you like an egg mayonnaise sandwich,’ the new album from Matt Hancock. The perfect gift for christmas pic.twitter.com/LK1z9CCE3D
— Matthew Fellows (@fattmellows) December 12, 2021
Matt Hancock looks like the CEO of a company 'reimagining' porridge. It has 'sports things' in it, creatine etc. pic.twitter.com/tYSOjqr9YO
— Harry Sword (@HarrySword) December 12, 2021
BRB burning my turtlenecks. https://t.co/mPp68xHCu0
— Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) December 12, 2021
If Steve Jobs did PPE contracts https://t.co/Rj8ElekBqC
— Alex Watson (@imalexwatson) December 11, 2021
His anti-charisma manages to suck fame out of the room. https://t.co/rgciE4HHU1
— Matt Deegan (@matt) December 11, 2021
Matt Hancock's a VIP at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball, I am SPEECHLESS https://t.co/tWjzahENtv
— Pete Allison (@Pete_Allison) December 11, 2021
Strong science teacher having an affair with a younger woman vibes. pic.twitter.com/9MORVx1rjC
— Christopher Mowatt (@tivaisgreener) December 11, 2021
The mocking of his Jingle Bell Ball is the latest public teasing of Mr Hancock post-scandal, after people compared a constituency video released after his resignation to the fictional TV presenter Alan Partridge.
In response to a request for comment, a spokesman from Matt Hancock’s Parliamentary office said they would not respond because it was not a “serious journalistic inquiry”.
