Yahoo News Matt Hancock’s half over... with an athletic display in London park
Matt Hancock appeared to have more of a spring in his step than Boris Johnson today as he leapt over fences and did press-ups in St James’s Park.
The Health Secretary was spotted leaping over fences in St James’s Park and doing push-ups on the grass.
Mr Johnson, meanwhile, was snapped taking a breather during his run in Westminster.
The Cabinet minister previously faced comparisons with Alan Partridge when he shared a video of himself with slow-motion clips of him jumping off objects with a parkour expert.
He said at the time: “I’ve seen it on YouTube and it’s amazing but you never think you can get involved because I can’t do those sorts of flips.”
Mr Johnson said this week that he is “doing all I can to lose weight”.
The Prime Minister said he has been eating fewer carbohydrates, avoiding chocolate and “no more late-night cheese”, coupled with early morning runs and that he felt “full of beans”.
It came as the Government announced a £100 million package to help drive down levels of obesity – which increases a person’s risk of dying from Covid-19 or severe disease, as well as a number of other health problems.
Mr Johnson became unwell with Covid-19 himself last year.
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