Swiss Escape For Matt And Gina

Matt Hancock is riding out his bumpy spell on a budget mountain break with his secret lockdown love Gina Coladangelo.

- Giles Sheldrick Chief Reporter

The couple, who were caught breaking Mr Hancock’s own rules with a smooch in the corridors of power – leading him to quit as Health Secretary – have been staying at a two-star lodge deep in the Swiss Alps.

Rooms cost as little as £87 a night and, as an added incentive, there is a promotion offering four nights for the price of three.

It is Mr Hancock and Ms Coladangelo’s first romantic getaway since their relationship was exposed in June.

But it is the second holiday in the space of just three weeks for Mr Hancock, 42, who last month was pictured bodyboarding in Cornwall on a break with his family.

He has since been relaxing at the hideaway 4,265ft above sea level in the remote holiday resort of Villars-sur-Ollon.

On Tuesday evening, just after they arrived, he and Ms Coladangelo left for dinner with friends at 7pm local time.

Casually-dressed millionaire mother-of-three Ms Coladangelo wore a dark blue dress, denim jacket and sandals, while Mr Hancock donned a blue baseball cap, white shirt, chinos and trainers. They each got into separate cars and returned almost four hours later.