Former well being secretary Matt Hancock has had the whip suspended after a supply near him stated he might be happening I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
Mr Hancock might be jetting off to the jungle in Australia, reportedly as a latecomer to the truth TV present.
Chief Whip Simon Hart MP stated: “Following a conversation with Matt Hancock, I have considered the situation and believe this is a matter serious enough to warrant suspension of the whip with immediate effect.”
Mr Hancock was well being secretary through the COVID pandemic, however stepped down after breaching lockdown guidelines by conducting an affair in his ministerial workplace with aide Gina Coladangelo.
The supply stated: “I’m A Celeb is probably the most watched present on TV.
“Matt doesn’t expect to serve in government again, so it’s an incredible opportunity for him to engage with the 12m Brits who tune in every single night.
“Matt has informed the whips in parliament and he’ll use his time within the jungle to advertise his dyslexia marketing campaign.
“Matt has an excellent team working with him in West Suffolk, but producers have agreed that he can communicate with them if there’s an urgent constituency matter.”
The supply added: “There are some ways to do the job of being an MP.
“Whether he’s in camp for one-day or three weeks, there are very few places people will be able to see a politician as they really are.
“Where higher to point out the human aspect of those that make these choices than with the most-watched programme on TV?”.
I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here starts on ITV on 6 November.
Members of Mr Hancock’s local Tory Party are less than pleased about his decision to fly to Australia to appear on the show.
Andy Drummond, the deputy chairman of West Suffolk Conservative Association, told the PA news agency: “I’m wanting ahead to him consuming a kangaroo’s penis.
“Quote me. You can quote me [on] that.”
SNP MP Pete Wishart stated: “It speaks volumes that Matt Hancock would rather be stranded in a remote jungle eating kangaroo testicles than spend a moment longer on the Tory benches at Westminster, as Rishi Sunak’s government lurches from one crisis to another.”
Mr Hancock won’t be the primary politician to enter the jungle.
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries took half within the twelfth season of I’m a Celebrity in 2012, coming eleventh place.
Responding to Mr Hancock’s information she joked that at the least “he doesn’t have to worry about George Osborne in No10 waiting to remove his whip when he gets back”.
Source: information.sky.com”