Matt Hancock

VIdeo footage of the incident shows the man calling Hancock a 'murderer' and a 'lying son of a b*tch' in front of commuters on a packed train.

[READ NEXT - Love Island and Matt Hancock top list of most most complained moments on UK TV in 2022](https://www.buzz.ie/celebrity/most-complained-tv-shows-2022-28788789) [READ NEXT - Graham Norton rips into Matt Hancock for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. He admitted that this broke the government's own social distancing rules. The man can be heard shouting at Transport for London (TfL) staff as members of the public urge him to stop harassing Hancock and to stop “being rude”. After boarding the train, the man brands Hancock a “murderer” and a “lying son of a bitch” and calls for him to be sent to prison. "A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence and remains in custody," the forece said in a statement.

Geza Tarjanyi, from Leyland, Lancashire, was charged with common assault and two public order offences, British Transport Police said. The MP who appeared on I' ...

is understood to have been unhurt in the alleged attack on Tuesday, which his spokesman described as an “unpleasant encounter”. Footage posted to social media showed a member of the Tube staff walking with Mr Hancock along a platform and getting on a Tube train, then pleading with a man to stop following them and making accusations. [MP](/topic/mp) who appeared on I’m A Celebrity…

A MAN has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.Geza Tarjanyi, 61, from Leyland, Lancashire, wil.

"Geza Tarjanyi, of Boundary Street, Leyland, is charged with one count of common assault and a public order offence. "He is also charged with a second public order offence in connection to a separate incident on Parliament Street on January 19. Geza Tarjanyi, 61, from Leyland, Lancashire, will appear in court next month charged with common assault and two public order offences, British Transport Police said.

A man has been arrested by police on suspicion of assaulting former Health secretary and I'm A Celebrity contestant Matt Hancock at Westminster tube…

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing." "A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence and remains in custody. British Transport Police said of the incident: "We received a report of a man being assaulted and harassed at Westminster Underground station at 8.47am yesterday morning (January 24). The attacker repeatedly calls Hancock a "murderer" and "fraud", attacking the MP's handling the coronavirus pandemic. The incident was caught on video and showed the man following the politician who appeared on A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of

Geza Tarjanyi, 61, from Leyland in Lancashire, will appear in court next month, accused of common assault and two public order offences, British Transport ...

Mr Hancock also angered colleagues and constituents by flying to the Australian jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity… but won some sympathy from TV voters to come third. After the arrest, Mr Hancock’s spokesman said: “Both Transport for London staff and the British Transport Police were fantastic and the man has since been arrested.”

Geza Tarjanyi has been accused over incidents involving the former health secretary and serving MP near Parliament.

Mr Hancock also angered colleagues and constituents by flying to the Australian jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity… but won some sympathy from TV voters to come third. A man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.

Mr Tarjanyi was arrested the following day, after police received a report of a man being "assaulted and harassed" at Westminster station, close to the House of ...

Get Me Out of Here, which saw him trade Westminster for the Australian jungle. The encounter continued on a Tube train. Following his appearance on I'm a Celebrity he announced that he would not be standing to be an MP in the next general election, saying he would instead "engage with the public in new ways".

Geza Tarjanyi accused of attack on former health secretary and two public order offences, police say.

Hancock angered colleagues and constituents by jetting to the Australian jungle to appear on I’m a Celebrity … but won some sympathy from TV voters to come third. After the arrest, Hancock’s spokesperson said: “Both Transport for London staff and the British Transport Police were fantastic and the man has since been arrested.” He added that “this sort of behaviour is a rare occurrence” and emphasised the “importance of shutting down baseless misinformation, which causes so much harm”.

Geza Tarjanyi has been accused over incidents involving the former health secretary and serving MP near Parliament.

Mr Hancock also angered colleagues and constituents by flying to the Australian jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity… but won some sympathy from TV voters to come third. A man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.

A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Matt Hanock on Tuesday, January 24 and has now been charged.

[Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/), who appeared to be pushed by the man when at the top of an escalator, told someone sitting next to him: "I don't think this aggression is appropriate." [Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) is understood to have been unhurt after the alleged attack. [the man](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/): "Please stop doing this." [Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) a "murderer" and "fraud", attacking the MP's handling the [coronavirus](/news/coronavirus/) pandemic. [Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) at the Westminster Underground station and harassed him. [British Transport Police](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) said that officers were called over reports of a man being harassed just before 9am.

A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Matt Hanock on Tuesday, January 24 and has now been charged.

[Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/), who appeared to be pushed by the man when at the top of an escalator, told someone sitting next to him: "I don't think this aggression is appropriate." [Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) is understood to have been unhurt after the alleged attack. [the man](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/): "Please stop doing this." [Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) a "murderer" and "fraud", attacking the MP's handling the [coronavirus](/news/coronavirus/) pandemic. [Mr Hancock](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) at the Westminster Underground station and harassed him. [British Transport Police](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23276736.matt-hancock-assault-man-arrested-incident-london/) said that officers were called over reports of a man being harassed just before 9am.

61-year-old Geza Tarjanyi, from Leyland in Lancashire, has been charged with common assault and two public order offences, in connection to a man being ...

[leading](https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-health-secretary-matt-hancock-quits/) the U.K.’s pandemic response as health secretary, but also for taking part in [reality TV shows](https://www.politico.eu/article/matt-hancock-not-doing-more-reality-tv-announce-exit-from-parliament/), most famously the cast of I’m A Celebrity … [media outlets](https://news.sky.com/story/man-charged-with-assaulting-matt-hancock-on-london-underground-12795841) report that the man being assaulted and harassed is former U.K. He is not thought to have been hurt in the incident.

Geza Tarjanyi, 61, from Leyland in Lancashire, will appear in court next month, accused of common assault and two public order offences, British Transport ...

Mr Hancock also angered colleagues and constituents by flying to the Australian jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity… but won some sympathy from TV voters to come third. After the arrest, Mr Hancock’s spokesman said: “Both Transport for London staff and the British Transport Police were fantastic and the man has since been arrested.”

MP who lost Tory whip after appearing to compare vaccines to Holocaust says he is suing Hancock for defamation.

I will allow Matt three days to apologise publicly for calling me an antisemite and racist or he will be contacted by my legal team.” In the days after the original remarks, he also said he was not racist and was “speaking to a legal team who will commence action against those who have led the call suggesting that I am”. The MP for North West Leicestershire threatened to take legal action against Hancock if he did not publicly apologise within three days.

The North West Leicestershire MP was stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

He tweeted on Thursday: “I can confirm that Matt Hancock had a legal letter before action from Bad Law Team on my behalf regarding defamation on Monday.” In the days after the original remarks, he also said he was not racist and was “speaking to a legal team who will commence action against those who have led the call suggesting that I am”. Mr Bridgen had already threatened legal action against Mr Hancock in relation to a tweet criticising the comments, with the North West Leicestershire MP tweeting that he would “allow Matt three days to apologise publicy [sic] for calling me an antisemite and racist or he will be contacted by my legal team”.

Andrew Bridgen has sent a legal letter to Matt Hancock over a Twitter message in which the former health secretary accused him of spouting "antisemitic, ...

Mr Bridgen warned Mr Hancock to delete the tweet, posting on 13 January: "He has still not removed his defamatory tweet falsely alleging that I am antisemitic. Mr Bridgen deleted the tweet following the backlash, but in his statement vowed to "continue to ask" questions about the safety of the vaccines. antisemitic, anti-vax conspiracy".

Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has threatened to sue Matt Hancock for £100,000 in a row over his remarks appearing to compare the coronavirus vaccine ...

Mr Bridgen wants Mr Hancock to apologise, and “retract and delete the defamatory statement contained in the tweet complained of with immediate effect”, according to the letter. “Rather than wasting his time and money on an absurd libel case he will undoubtedly lose, let’s hope Bridgen does the right thing and apologises for the hurt he’s caused and keeps his offensive view to himself in future.” A spokesperson for Mr Hancock told The Independent: “What Matt said was obviously not libellous and he stands by his comments. Two days later, Mr Bridgen alleged Mr Hancock’s tweet “falsely alleging that I am antisemitic” was “defamatory”, adding: “I will allow Matt three days to apologise publicy for calling me an antisemite and racist or he will be contacted by my legal team.” [accusing Mr Bridgen of having “crossed a line”](/news/uk/andrew-bridgen-rishi-sunak-simon-hart-covid-holocaust-b2260196.html) and “caused great offence in the process”. [stripped of the Tory whip](/tv/news/andrew-bridgen-whip-covid-holocaust-b2260298.html) after claiming in a tweet on 11 January that [Covid](/topic/covid) jabs were “causing serious harms” and that he had been told the rollout was “the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”.

Andrew Bridgen has threatened to sue Matt Hancock over a tweet in which the ex-Health Secretary accused him of spouting “anti-Semitic, anti-vax, ...

It adds that Mr Hancock should “apologise for the tweet complained of - both orally in the House of Commons - and in writing on Mr Hancock's personal Twitter account”. The outlet reports that according to the seven-page “letter before action”, Mr Bridgen wants the former Health Secretary to “retract and delete the defamatory statement contained in the tweet complained of with immediate effect”. Mr Bridgen denied that the comment was “racist” or “anti-Semitic”, and said he would be “speaking to a legal team who will commence action against those who have led the call suggesting that I am”.

The North West Leicestershire MP was stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

In the days after the original remarks, he also said he was not racist and was “speaking to a legal team who will commence action against those who have led the call suggesting that I am”. [Conservative](/topic/conservative) parliamentary party “says much about the current state of our democracy”. Mr Bridgen had already threatened legal action against Mr Hancock in relation to a tweet criticising the comments, with the North West Leicestershire MP tweeting that he would “allow Matt three days to apologise publicy [sic] for calling me an antisemite and racist or he will be contacted by my legal team”.

Legal action has been taken against Matt Hancock by MP Andrew Bridgen after he had three days to publicly apologise for calling him an anti-Semite.

[ITV News Central](/news/central) has approached Mr Bridgen for comment. [ North West Leicestershire ](/news/topic/leicestershire)said he was "not racist" and would be "speaking to a legal team who will commence action" against those that had labelled him as one. [branded the Covid-19 vaccine rollout "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust".](/news/central/2023-01-11/mp-andrew-bridgen-has-tory-party-whip-removed-after-covid-vaccine-criticism) [Mr Hancock, who appeared on ITV's I'm a Celebrity](/news/topic/matt-hancock), described Mr Bridgen's comments as "disgusting and dangerous".

The West Suffolk MP remains suspended from the Conservative Party for taking time off from his parliamentary duties to appear on the show. Mr Hancock said he ...

to "show what I am like as a person". Despite public nominations for multiple gruelling trials in the Australian jungle, Mr Hancock came in third on the show behind footballer Jill Scott and actor Owen Warner. A spokesperson for Mr Hancock said: "As well as raising the profile of his dyslexia campaign in front of 11-million viewers, Matt's donated £10,000 to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and the British Dyslexia Association." He has said he went onto I'm A Celebrity... Mr Hancock also received £48,000 for his Pandemic Diaries book, which was serialised in the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Mr Hancock said he donated £10,000 to charity from the fee, revealed on the

Matt Hancock - who said 'it wasn't the cheque' that convinced him to appear on I'm A Celebrity - has donated £10000 to charity after receiving £320000 to ...

"I will be making a donation to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and causes supporting dyslexia off the back of my appearance," he added in the piece for The Sun. Mr Hancock reached the final of I'm a Celebrity in December - finishing third behind soap star Owen Warner and Queen of the Jungle Jill Scott. By going on the show, Matt has raised the profile of his dyslexia campaign and used the platform to get the nation talking about an issue he really cares about in front of millions of people. We welcome opportunities to shine a light on dyslexia and inspire people to seek help and support." The ex-health secretary, who resigned in disgrace after breaking Covid-19 rules, was still a sitting MP for West Suffolk when he went to Australia for the ITV programme. Matt Hancock has given £10,000 to charity after his appearance on I'm A Celebrity...

The former health secretary's fee was listed on the MP's register of financial interests. Hancock had the Conservative Party whip suspended for taking time off ...

The register also showed that he had been paid £48,000 for an interview and the serialisation of his book, Pandemic Diaries, in the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday newspapers. Hancock’s appearance on the ITV show was controversial and his decision prompted criticism from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and other top Tories, as well as mockery from some fellow MPs. Matt Hancock was paid £320,000 for his controversial appearance on I’m A Celebrity…

Hancock had the Conservative Party whip suspended for taking time off to appear on the ITV reality show.

While in the jungle he also received a grilling from his campmates, including Culture Club singer Boy George and ITV broadcaster Charlene White, over his behaviour during the pandemic. Hancock’s appearance on the ITV show was controversial and his decision prompted criticism from Rishi Sunak and other top Tories, as well as mockery from some fellow MPs. Matt Hancock was paid £320,000 for his controversial appearance on I’m A Celebrity…

MP Andrew Bridgen claims he was libelled, but the former health secretary is standing by his comments.

[had the Conservative whip suspended](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63471923) for joining the cast of the ITV show, I'm A Celebrity... According to the letter, Mr Bridgen believes the former health secretary's words were defamatory. At the height of the Covid pandemic, he was a prominent figure in news conferences and media interviews, frequently speaking for the government when he was health secretary. Get Me Out of Here! He is calling on Mr Hancock to retract and delete his statement, apologise in the Commons and on Twitter, and pay £100,000into a legal fund for people seeking vaccine damages. Mr Bridgen was suspended as a Tory MP over a tweet likening the impact of Covid vaccines to the Holocaust.

Geza Tarjanyi, 61 and from Leyland, Lancashire, has been charged with common assault and two public order offences, British Transport Police said. He has been ...

Get Me Out of Here, which saw him trade Westminster for the Australian jungle. The encounter continued on a Tube train. Following his appearance on I'm a Celebrity he announced that he would not be standing to be an MP in the next general election, saying he would instead "engage with the public in new ways".

British politician Matt Hancock was paid £320000 (€398000) for his controversial appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, it has been revealed.

He said that he was "incredibly proud" of the party’s achievements in government but told Mr Sunak that he had discovered new ways of connecting with the public and urged his party to "reconnect" with people. The register also showed that he had been paid £48,000 (€54,000) for an interview and the serialisation of his book, Pandemic Diaries, in the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday newspapers. Ahead of entering the jungle Hancock said he went on I’m A Celebrity to "show what I am like as a person" as well as raising awareness of dyslexia. While in the jungle he also received a grilling from his campmates, including Culture Club singer Boy George and ITV broadcaster Charlene White, over his behaviour during the pandemic. British politician Matt Hancock was paid £320,000 (€398,000) for his controversial appearance on I'm A Celebrity… There were repercussion for him as he had the British Conservative Party whip suspended for taking time off to appear on the ITV reality show.