Mr Hancock’s departure comes after a “day of humiliation”, the Observer reports. Senior Conservatives had been noticeably silent over Mr Hancock’s future, the paper notes, adding that this was seemingly because they wanted to gauge the strength of public opinion among their own constituents. Mr Hancock’s resignation, which he had reportedly been considering since Friday, is described by the paper as a “massive blow” to Boris Johnson’s authority after the prime minister initially stood by the former health secretary.