Former UK Well being Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP for being a contestant on I’m a Celeb…Get Me Out Of Right here!.
In line with the BBC, Tory whips have been unimpressed with the information this morning that he will likely be one of many 12 contestants on the Ant and Dec-hosted 2022 version – which is filmed in Australia – and have taken away the whip.
Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart mentioned: “Following a dialog with Matt Hancock, I’ve thought of the scenario and consider it is a matter severe sufficient to warrant suspension of the whip with fast impact.”
Hancock was not revealed on the contestant roster issued this morning for I’m a Celeb however is known to be certainly one of two contestants who will be part of the present barely later than episode one, together with comic and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Seann Walsh. I’m a Celeb is certainly one of ITV’s hottest leisure reveals and attracts thousands and thousands of viewers throughout its three-week run jut earlier than Christmas. The final two have been filmed in Wales as an alternative of Australia as a result of pandemic.
A similar incident happened almost exactly a decade ago when Nadine Dorries, who went on to be the Tradition Secretary, was a contestant on the identical UK model of ITV Studios’ hit format. Former Scottish Labour head Kezia Dugdale was practically suspended when she did the identical factor in 2017.
Hancock was Well being Secretary throughout the early a part of the Covid-19 pandemic however resigned a number of months later after footage emerged of him breaking lockdown guidelines whereas kissing an aide in his workplace. He’s additionally a former Tradition Secretary, signing off on Channel 4’s relocation out of London.
