Matt Hancock has returned to Parliament after taking part in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! The former health secretary came third on the ITV show, with footballer Jill Scott being crowned Queen of the Jungle and Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner coming second.
Mr Hancock is making his first appearance in the House of Commons chamber since the show ended at the weekend. He is back in Parliament for the second reading of his Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Training Bill, which is third on Friday’s order paper and expected to be debated later.
In a video posted to Instagram, Mr Hancock said: “I’m back in the office in Westminster today after my day in the constituency yesterday. I’ve got my Bill in front of Parliament today to have better screening for dyslexia.” He also invited social media users to “ask me anything” on the platform.
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The former cabinet minister last spoke in the Commons on October 17, when he welcomed the “return of iron-clad fiscal responsibility.” He now sits as the independent MP for West Suffolk, having been suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party for choosing to head to the Australian jungle at a time when the House was sitting.
Mr Hancock’s stint on the show was surrounded in controversy as he took part as a sitting MP. He said that part of the reason he went on I’m A Celebrity was to raise awareness of dyslexia.
While in the jungle he described the moment when his dyslexia was identified and he realised his “brain works differently” and that he can “work on that”. The MP said that he “desperately wanted to learn” but struggled with English”.
His appearance on the show drew criticism from his colleagues, including Prime Minister RIshi Sunak. However, according to his team, Mr Hancock has “no intention of standing down or stepping away from politics”.
Mr Hancock was greeted by his girlfriend Gina Colangelo when he left the jungle. The pair were pictured attending a celebratory meal in Australia following the show’s finale.
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