Matt Hancock

Chief whip Simon Hart said the situation was so serious he should have the right to sit as a Conservative suspended.

“Matt’s of the view that we must embrace popular culture. You can quote me that.” Quote me.

Ex-Cabinet minister heads to the Australian jungle later this month.

Hancock’s Tory colleague Nadine Dorries was also suspended from the party for appearing on the same program in 2012. for an extended period while Parliament is sitting, purely to take part in a TV show. It is unclear how much he will be paid.

Matt Hancock, the former health minister who led Britain's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was suspended by the ruling Conservative Party after he signed ...

British media quoted sources close to Hancock saying his appearance would "show the human side" of politicians, and he would use his time in the jungle to promote his dyslexia campaign. Get Me Out of Here". Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "Following a conversation with Matt Hancock, I have considered the situation and believe this is a matter serious enough to warrant suspension of the whip with immediate effect," Chief Whip Simon Hart, who handles party discipline, said on Tuesday. The Conservative Party said it had withdrawn the whip, meaning he was effectively suspended from the parliamentary party, after hearing he would be going to Australia to take part in the show when parliament was sitting. LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Matt Hancock, the former health minister who led Britain's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was suspended by the ruling Conservative Party after he signed up for jungle-based reality television show "I'm a Celebrity...

Mr Hancock will swap representing his constituents at Westminster for eating bugs in the jungle, according to The Sun. The West Suffolk MP was forced to quit as ...

Action taken by party against former minister after it emerges he is to appear on reality TV show.

As Hancock left government in the last two years, he is bound by rules requiring him to consult the committee for permission for post-ministerial roles. Last year’s competition was an eventful one, as Richard Madeley pulled out due to illness, and a storm forced producers to evacuate the contestants and temporarily stop filming. Hancock backed Sunak in the leadership contest but was not asked to return to the cabinet. She was later censured by the parliamentary standards watchdog for failing to disclose her fee. Matt doesn’t expect to serve in government again, so it’s an incredible opportunity for him to engage with the 12 million Brits who tune in every single night,” they said. But the MP for West Suffolk faced a backlash from Conservative MPs and his constituency party over his taking part – and will now sit as an independent.

FORMER Health Secretary Matt Hancock has signed up for I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!The politician, who had to resign after The Sun exposed hi.

[I'm A Celebrity full line up](https://www.thesun.ie/tv/8689472/im-a-celebrity-cast-2022/)- meet all the contestants The other is [comedian Seann Walsh](https://www.thesun.ie/who/seann-walsh/), 36. [Charlene White](https://www.thesun.ie/who/charlene-white/) [Seann Walsh](https://www.thesun.ie/who/seann-walsh/) The VIPs are in fact 'Very Isolated People' who will spend their first night stranded on an island. [Chris Moyles](https://www.thesun.ie/who/chris-moyles/)? [Boy George](https://www.thesun.ie/who/boy-george/)? "Matt's talked to the whips, in the same way any MP would when going on a foreign visit, which happens all the time. Now though, the government is stable. Where better to show the human side of those who make these decisions than with the most watched programme on TV? Matt's of the view that we must embrace popular culture. It seems Matt was a last-minute signing."

Joining I'm A Celebrity is the latest career twist for the former health secretary.

Once she resigned, he returned as a vocal Sunak backer – although his standing in the new leader’s camp was brought into sharp relief after the victorious Mr Sunak appeared to blank the former health secretary, who stood waiting to greet him at the front of the crowd at Conservative HQ. In his resignation video, he said that he was looking forward to “supporting the government and the prime minister from the back benches to make sure that we can get out of this pandemic”. He was among the handful of ministers to retain his brief when Mr Johnson took power in July 2019, making him one of the most prominent ministers when coronavirus rocked Britain eight months later. Get Me Out Of Here! The Oxford and Cambridge educated father-of-three previously worked as an economist at the Bank of England and as chief of staff to George Osborne when he was shadow chancellor of the exchequer, before taking a seat in the Commons. Appointed health secretary in 2018 after spending 18 months in the culture brief, he had been a prominent figure for the government during its handling of the coronavirus pandemic until his abrupt exit.