The prime minister has stated he’s “very disappointed” in his former cupboard colleague Matt Hancock for becoming a member of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The MP for West Suffolk had his Conservative whip suspended after agreeing to be a contestant on the favored ITV actuality present whereas parliament is sitting.
Speaking on his solution to COP27 in Egypt, Mr Sunak stated he supported the chief whip’s resolution to droop the previous well being secretary from the Tory Party, including that he ought to as an alternative be “working hard” for his constituents.
Mr Hancock, 44, stated his resolution to enter the Australian jungle was pushed by a must “deliver important messages to the masses” and “go where the people are” fairly than “sit in ivory towers in Westminster”.
He additionally beforehand stated he wished to boost consciousness of dyslexia by showing on the present and insisted it “wasn’t the cheque” which influenced his resolution to enroll.
But the prime minister took the alternative view, telling The Sun he was “very disappointed” in Mr Hancock as a result of “MPs should be working hard for their constituents”.
Mr Sunak stated: “I feel politics is a noble occupation, at its greatest – it may well and ought to be – however it’s incumbent on politicians to earn folks’s respect and belief.
“They do that by working hard for their constituents, as the vast majority of MPs do – that is why I was very disappointed with Matt’s decision.”
When requested whether or not he could be watching the present, Mr Sunak advised the newspaper: “I genuinely won’t have the time is the honest answer.”
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Former Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn, who sits as an impartial MP after having the whip eliminated by his get together, additionally criticised Mr Hancock’s transfer.
Speaking at a price of dwelling protest on Saturday, Mr Corbyn advised the PA information company: “I think it’s complete nonsense that he goes on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
“He’s a member of parliament, he is received a constituency, he ought to be representing them, not himself on some form of character parade.”
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The launch episode of I’m A Celebrity on Sunday evening saw a batch of 10 celebrities, including singer Boy George and Love Island star Olivia Attwood, enter the jungle.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly also said there would be two extra arrivals to the camp, with Donnelly joking that they had managed to keep the identities a “full secret”.
Donnelly said: “You are going to be stunned, guys. We are going to be rolling out the welcome mat for them quickly”, stressing the word “mat”.
Source: information.sky.com”