STEPHEN GLOVER: The leaking of more than 100,000 texts amounting to some 2.3 million words has been an historic event which illuminates the way we are governed.

Senior Conservative Jake Berry described the disclosure as an ‘absolute disgrace’ and called for Mr Hancock (pictured) to be hauled before the Commons for questioning.

ALISON BOSHOFF: By her own description, growing up Leila Farzad was something of an ugly duckling. ‘Mal-coordinated, over-sized features, very hairy’ is how she talks of her teenage appearance.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Perhaps the current humiliation of Matt Hancock will force politicians to stop acting like teenagers and put their phones away.

TikTok has an unlikely new sensation: Matt Hancock. The former Health Secretary has more than 180,000 followers on the platform, with over half of them under the age of 24, most of whom are women.

Her husband Derek Draper, 55, has been fighting for his life since contracting coronavirus in March 2020. He became the longest suffering coronavirus patient in the UK.

Matt Hancock is planning to make a series of ‘serious documentaries’ on issues from dyslexia to assisted dying, when he steps down from being an MP, it has been reported.

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock caused many of us distress when, flying in the face of his own lockdown guidance, he was caught on CCTV in a passionate embrace with Gina Coladangelo.

While those close to the former health secretary said he had no plans to step back from politics, agents and TV executives were thought to be lining up to capitalise on his public resurgence.

The rugby pro accused fellow campmate Matt Hancock of attemping to sway the public vote by placing his name-printed clothing in shot of the camp cameras.