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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Charity urges Matt Hancock to do more to raise dyslexia awareness

Matt Hancock during a bushtucker trial on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!
Matt Hancock during a bushtucker trial on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Photograph: James Gourley/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock

A charity has called on Matt Hancock to renew his efforts to raise awareness about dyslexia after apparently only fleetingly addressing the issue on I’m a Celebrity.

The former health secretary defended his decision to take a break from Westminster and sign up for the ITV reality show in the Australian jungle by claiming he wanted to use it as a platform to raise the profile of his dyslexia campaign.

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