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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith & Dan Bloom

Matt Hancock suspended from Tory whip for going on I'm a Celebrity 2022

Matt Hancock has sparked a furious backlash after abandoning the Commons to appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

The Conservative Party suspended the whip after it emerged the self-promoting former Health Secretary - who has a book due out - will be flying to Australia for the ITV hit show.

Days after being snubbed for a Cabinet comeback by Rishi Sunak, the MP is set to join Boy George, Chris Moyles and Olivia Attwood after signing up to the show at the last minute. He will make a donation to his local St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk.

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