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Stuti Mishra and Matt Mathers

Matt Hancock - live: Minister did constituency work while on TV show Splash!

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Piers Morgan reacts to Matt Hancock joining I’m A Celebrity

Matt Hancock is coming under fire for a deal worth a reported £400,000 to appear on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here during the cost of living crisis.

The West Suffolk MP and former health secretary has landed in Australia for the reality TV show, which starts on Sunday.

Reports say Mr Hancock will pocket around £400,000 to appear on the popular show and the payday has sparked a backlash among some of the constituents facing higher food and energy bills.

Sharon Twite, 50, landlady of The White Swan, in Exning, in Hancock’s constituency, voted for him at the last election but hit out at him for “letting us all down”.

“He’s getting £400,000 to go and eat grubs in the jungle, Jesus Christ,” the mum-of-four told The Sun.

“It’s disgraceful. He’s just profiting off his shocking behaviour. He thinks he can get away with anything. The man just doesn’t have his feet on the ground.

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