The ex-health secretary says politicians should 'go where the people are' and not 'sit in ivory towers'.
Matt Hancock has defended his decision to appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - saying the TV show is a "powerful tool" to reach young people., the former health secretary said politicians must "go where the people are" and not "sit in ivory towers in Westminster".Mr Hancock was suspended as a Conservative MP after party managers took a dim view of his decision.
But Mr Hancock has rejected the criticisms, writing that it is the job of politicians to engage with people. Mr Hancock isn't the first politician to enter the jungle - he follows in the footsteps of former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and ex-Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. But he said with Mr Sunak now in post as prime minister, the political climate was "stable" enough to allow him to take up the opportunity - and he said he has agreed with the show's producers he can be reached at any point on any urgent constituency matters.
The group tweeted: "Matt Hancock isn't a 'celebrity', he's the former health secretary who oversaw the UK having one of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid-19 whilst breaking his own lockdown rules."
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