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20 July 2018

Matt Hancock is better at politics than he looks

Portraying himself as Mr Digital allows the Health Secretary and one-time app designer to draw the political sting from unfriendly cabinet briefs.

By Patrick Maguire

Matt Hancock. Isn’t he funny? For some in Westminster, the fresh-faced Health Secretary is a running joke. They have several punchlines at their disposal, chiefly the eponymous app he launched as culture secretary in February. 

There is no escaping the jibes. “Couldn’t ask for a better successor than @matthancock to take forward long term NHS plan with his brilliant understanding of the power of technology,” Jeremy Hunt tweeted upon his appointment. “The new NHS app will be in safe hands!”

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