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Boris Johnson dubs comic hero Asterix ‘the original vaccine roll-out champion’
BORIS Johnson has revealed his childhood fiction heroes – and dubbed one of them “the original vaccine roll-out champion”.
The PM said he was a fan of Asterix books as a child and urged parents to get their own kids reading them, too.
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The PM dubbed Asterix ‘the original vaccine roll-out champion’[/caption]
He said: “Everyone should read Asterix.
“He created a magic potion which gave the Gauls superhuman powers to repel attacks by Roman legionaries.
“He was the original vaccine roll-out champion.”
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Mr Johnson donated a selection of his favourite childhood reads for The Sun on Sunday’s Books for Kids campaign.
They included an Asterix omnibus, Billy and the Drago by Nadia Sireen, Unlocking the Universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking, and 100 things to Know about Saving the Planet.
How you can help
YOU can either post your old books or send them via Hermes.
The courier company, which delivers in excess of 630million parcels a year in the UK, has agreed to deliver the packages at the reduced cost of £1.99 for a medium-sized box (66cm x 41cm x 38cm maximum, with maximum weight of 5kg).
Hermes UK CEO Martijn De Lange said: “We are delighted to be supporting The Sun on Sunday and BookTrust by making our nationwide network of local couriers and local ParcelShops and Lockers available to accept these books. This is a fantastic campaign.”
SENDING BY POST
The address to send your old books to is: Books For Kids, PO Box 485, Grays, Essex RM17 7HY.
SENDING BY HERMES
Go to myhermes.co.uk and select “Return A Parcel”. Search for “The Sun on Sunday” and click on The Sun on Sunday logo.
Enter “books” in the order ID field, enter your email address (they need this to send you the postage label) and choose “other” for your reason to return. Choose from ParcelShop drop-off (no printer needed) or courier collection (home printer needed).
Pay the £1.99 via debit card and you will receive an email with details of how to print your label at home (if you have chosen a courier collection).
Or if you have chosen ParcelShop drop-off, take your phone or tablet and your parcel to your nearest Hermes ParcelShop, show the shopkeeper the QR code on the email – and your label can be printed in the shop and attached to your parcel.
Hermes has more than 5,000 ParcelShops and Lockers.
To find your nearest Hermes ParcelShop, just enter your postcode in the Hermes ParcelShop finder on the website – myhermes.co.uk.
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