Matt Hancock has defended taking a slot on this year's ITV I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! The former health secretary said he was entering the jungle to “go to where the people are – not to sit in ivory towers in Westminster”.
Facing fresh Tory criticism, the serving MP has been pictured arriving in Australia for the show. Cabinet minister Mark Harper said Mr Hancock had not made the “right judgment”, according to news agency PA, and would now have to decide whether he wants to continue as an MP on his return.
However, the disgraced former minister, insisted: “I haven’t lost my marbles” by deciding to join the reality show insisting his “first priority” is to his constituent. Hancock has been suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party.
