Matt Hancock stunned his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here campmates last night when he joined the jungle alongside Seann Walsh. Before heading Down Under, the West Suffolk MP assured the public that he "hadn't lost his marbles" and instead was entering the ITV reality show to shine a light on politics and his dyslexia - which he was diagnosed with at 18.
However, when newsreader Charlene White quizzed Mr Hancock on his justifications during Wednesday's episode, he failed to mention his ambitions for neurodivergence awareness. He responded: "There are so few ways in which politicians can show that we are human beings... if I can use this to sort of peel myself back a bit and just be me, it's better."
But perhaps that will come at a later date. When he explained his decision in an article in The Sun, he emphasised that being on millions of televisions across the country on a popular show could offer up a different way of communicating with the electorate, adding: "As a backbench MP, I have the freedom and time to champion causes I believe in and care about - including dyslexia.
