'Finally someone who understands herd immunity': Matt Hancock photo caption contest backfires

Mr. Hancock bottle feeds his lamb. Minister of Health in the midst of a pandemic.

James Parkin wrote, «After serving as Secretary of Health, Matt finally found someone who understood herd immunity.»

Another said, «Matt is coaching his next successor.»

The politician has been embroiled in controversy since he was forced to resign after leaked CCTV footage showed he violated his own Covid-19 guidelines by kissing his assistant Gina Coladangelo, who is now his partner.

This includes his appearance on I'm A Celeb and The Telegraph Lockdown Files, which sheds light on his over 100,000 WhatsApp messages in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reports showed that Mr Hancock was desperate to find exceptions to the quarantine rules to justify his behavior before he eventually resigned.

West Suffolk MP later lost his Tory whip from -for appearing on a reality TV show, and he is currently an independent member of the House of Commons.