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Robbie Griffiths

Matt Hancock: ‘I wear trainers to look like my constituents’

The National Portrait Gallery opted for no dress code at its glamorous reopening party last night. Rocker Courtney Love got behind the decks to lead singalongs to The Smiths, aided by fellow DJ Princess Julia.

The result of the relaxed atmosphere? Matt Hancock turning up in an untucked shirt and trainers. “I basically think only school teachers and politicians wear suits,” he said, telling us he’d changed out of a suit that he’d been wearing earlier. Was he going for a “centrist dad” look? “Is that my vibe? I take it as a compliment.”

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