Grant Shapps said that he suffered a serious injury to his face when he fell from his bicycle while on weekend in the Home Counties area.
He expressed his delight that the helmet he was wearing at the time had stopped him from getting worse injuries.
Shapps is the Conservative MP representing Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire. He revealed that he had a procedure on his lips after falling from his bike.
Following the incident, he claimed that he had been “patched up” by the ‘brilliant NHS staff.
Grant Shapps, who fell from his bike during a weekend ride near his Home Counties constituency, was admitted to hospital.
As a result, he felt relieved to have a helmet.
Shapps tweeted: “In and out hospital after I fell off my bicycle while on the weekend. Thank you to QEII’s and Lister Hospitals NHS for patching me up yesterday. Then, today I needed a small operation on my lip.
“Thank God for the bike helmet. Without which, it could’ve been even worse!”
Numerous people expressed their wish for Shapps to recover quickly. Others urged him to increase public awareness about the necessity of using helmets to cycle.
Karl Turner, Labour MP: “Hope you heal quickly.”
One twitter user wrote: “Please share this Grant. Lots of people on pushbikes this weekend valued at £5k and yet won’t pay £20 for a helmet. I am glad that you are well and are recovering.
One user said, “Perhaps this can be used to make these laws. Thankfully you’re safe, but not everybody will wear one.