‘The UK is top of the mortality leaderboard!’: Matt Hancock’s Covid memoir, as seen by John Crace
The former health secretary is writing an insider’s account of the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Our parliamentary sketch writer knows just how it will go …
A pale winter sun shines through my office window. I sigh deeply. Even though I am one of the most successful men of my generation with one of the most demanding jobs imaginable, deep inside I have never felt quite so alone. How I long for someone who understands the real Matt.
I quickly get a grip. There is no point feeling sorry for myself. The NHS isn’t going to run itself. I fall to the floor to do eight press-ups, before returning to my desk. On the TV screen, a reporter runs a brief story about a new flu in China. I yawn. That could never happen here. Not while I am in charge of the country’s health.
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