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Matt Hancock 'closes in' on I'm A Celebrity final spot as irate viewers call for inquiry

Matt Hancock is said to be in with a 'real shot' of making the I'm A Celebrity final, after defying everyone's expectations by staying in as long as he has.

There was a massive furore across the country when, after rumours linking him to a late arrival on one of the most watched shows on British TV, the disgraced former Health Secretary was snapped after landing at Australia's Brisbane Airport, confirming that all the speculation was spot on. Hancock entered the jungle alongside ex Strictly star Seann Walsh midway through the first week, much to the shock of the other I 'm A Celebrity campmates, a number of whom questioned him out right why he was doing the show.

Hancock told his co-stars he wanted to show that 'politicians were human beings', before conceding to ITV newsreader Charlene White that he was 'looking for forgiveness' after becoming a hate figure due to his handling of the Covid pandemic and him being caught cheating on his wife in Downing Street.

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