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LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts) Fri Nov 4, 2022, 03:43 PM Nov 2022

Matt Hancock suspended as Tory MP for joining I'm a Celeb cast

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP after joining the cast of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Mr Hancock will swap representing his constituents at Westminster for eating bugs in the jungle in Australia.

But Tory party managers have taken a dim view of the West Suffolk MP's decision to take part in a reality TV show while Parliament is sitting...

Andy Drummond, deputy chairman of the West Suffolk Conservative Association, said he was looking forward to seeing Mr Hancock "eating a kangaroo's penis".

(More at link):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63471923

Following in the footsteps of the dreadful Nadine Dorries and George Galloway. I wish they'd all just stay in the jungle!

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Matt Hancock suspended as Tory MP for joining I'm a Celeb cast (Original Post) LeftishBrit Nov 2022 OP

It's a rare thing for a Tory to unite people T_i_B Nov 2022 #1

"Andy Drummond, deputy chairman of the West Suffolk Conservative Association, Emrys Nov 2022 #2

T_i_B

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1. It's a rare thing for a Tory to unite people

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Nov 5, 2022, 01:13 AM

Nov 2022

But Matt Hancock has managed to unite the whole country...... in disgust at him for taking the "I'm a Celeb" fee!

Emrys

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2. "Andy Drummond, deputy chairman of the West Suffolk Conservative Association,

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Nov 5, 2022, 10:02 AM

Nov 2022

said he was looking forward to seeing Mr Hancock 'eating a kangaroo's penis'."

In covering this, Channel 4 News said Drummond followed this remark with, "And you can quote me on that."

The voiceover added breezily, "So we did."

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