A Tory MP has launched his own social networking app and it's going about as well as can be expected

Step aside, Twitter. Bye bye, Facebook. MP Matt Hancock has launched his own social networking app.

Matt Hancock's app, affectionately called Matt Hancock MP, allows fans of Matt Hancock to sign up and share their favourite things about Matt Hancock.

Get it?

Apple and Android users can also use Matt Hancock MP to chat with friends and find out about the work Matt Hancock is doing, both as an MP and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

It even has a gallery made-up of all the best pictures of Matt Hancock.

In a punchy little video that welcomes you to Matt Hancock MP, the MP Matt Hancock says:

Hi, I'm Matt Hancock and welcome to my app.

It's a chance to found out what's going on both in my role as MP for West Suffolk and as culture secretary, and most important it's a chance for you to tell me what you think, and to engage with others on issues that matter to you.

Or at least that's how it was intended.

But the problem is, fans of Matt Hancock haven't been using Matt Hancock MP to share their favourite things about Matt Hancock.

Instead, people have been using it to have a bit of a laugh – sometimes at the expense of Matt Hancock, and sometimes at the expense of the sanctity of the Matt Hancock MP app itself.

Is nothing sacred anymore?

Some users have used it to make fake profiles for Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May.

One user, HanMattcock, tried to get confirmation as to whether or not Matt Hancock sells Avon (presumably in his West Suffolk constituency).

And a user with the account name jezza_c, used it to ask the poignant question: Are we human... or are we Hancock?

Never one to be discouraged, though, Matt Hancock took to rival social networking site Twitter to thank all the Matt Hancock fans for their interest in Matt Hancock MP.

In a statement he said:

I'm delighted to have the chance to use this to build a safe, open and accessible online community for my West Suffolk constituents and I to engage with the issues that matter to them.

Liz Truss is a fan too - she gave it a ringing endorsement – it's almost as good as the real thing!

Either way, you can now carry Matt Hancock around in the palm of your hand. 2018 is wild.

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