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Evening Standard
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Sophia Sleigh

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”.

Boris Johnson takes a break during a runEvening Standard / eyevine

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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