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John Stevens

Matt Hancock's 'dyslexia awareness' claim about I'm A Celeb stint branded 'hurtful'

Matt Hancock has set back a decade the cause of showing people the positive side of having dyslexia, a Shadow Cabinet Minister has warned.

Labour 's Peter Kyle, who is dyslexic, said it was “hurtful” for the ex-Health Secretary to claim he is going on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! to raise awareness of dyslexia.

The Shadow Northern Ireland secretary accused him of instead “disappearing off to earn hundreds of thousands of pounds” while “dragging down the reputation of all politicians”.

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