Prime Minister Rushi Sunak took another swipe at Matt Hancock for appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! as he made his way to the G20 summit in Bali.
Hancock’s participation on the ITV reality show has been met with severe criticism from all quarters, with several of his fellow MPs unhappy at him heading Down Under, while constituents from his West Suffolk parish have also voiced their anger at him neglecting his duties. And Sunak has reiterated his stance from a few days ago, insisting he should have headed to the other side of the world.
Speaking to reporters travelling with him to Bali, he said: “I think politics at its best can and should be actually quite noble. You have to earn people’s respect, right.
“It is not given just because you are a politician. It is incumbent on all members of Parliament to do the things that earn people’s respect and that’s serving your constituents really well, making a difference to them in surgeries.”
Elsewhere on Tuesday (November 15), campaigners flew a banner over the I’m A Celebrity campsite, reading: “Covid bereaved say get out of here!”.
The plane bearing a 35ft banner circled the Australian camp for two hours on Tuesday. It was organised by campaign group 38 Degrees who are working with Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice.
The organisation said a noise complaint to the pilot suggests it did not go unheard in the jungle. Despite this, it has appeared that Hancock’s fortunes on the show have begun to change, after he was spared from undergoing the Bushtucker trial for a second time in a row.
He had previously been selected by the public to undergo the unpleasant challenges six straight times. It was revealed that Radio DJ Chris Moyles, 48, had received the most public votes, meaning he will undertake the next trial, Boiling Point, on Wednesday.
Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly broke the news to the camp at the end of Tuesday evening’s show. Upon hearing he had been chosen by the British public to face the challenge, the radio presenter looked apprehensive, but told his campmates: “I’ll be fine, I’ll be fine.”
Moyles took part in the previous Bushtucker trial, Angel of Agony, alongside Boy George and Babatunde Aleshe. During the trial, which saw George, 61, chanting while navigating a box full of critters to find a star, the trio struggled to hold their nerves and ultimately won just three out of the 11 available stars.
Moyles became increasingly agitated by the critters that were falling on him as the trial progressed, saying: “Why did I wear shorts?”
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