Anaïs Cordoba (London correspondent)
Former British health minister Matt Hancock, who was in government when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, was suspended from the Conservative group in Parliament on Tuesday. His upcoming participation in a reality TV show is very displeasing and causes controversy.
The United Kingdom is experiencing a new political scandal. Tory MP Matt Hancock, a former health minister who handled the pandemic under Boris Johnson, announced on Tuesday that he was appearing on the show ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of there’. me from here Ed), bringing together more than 10 million viewers. The show is a kind of French Koh-Lanta.
“When you are a deputy, you maintain the dignity of this function”
The news sparked an outcry and Matt Hancock was suspended from the Conservative Party. A former Minister of Health potentially ridiculed in a sometimes vulgar show, while the country is in the midst of an economic and social crisis, the news does not pass.
“I can’t wait to see him eat kangaroo penis,” an annoyed curator reacted on Tuesday, referring to an episode where one of the contestants had to eat a fried camel penis. A former minister advised Matt Hancock to give up his participation: “He will not be able to vote, not see the inhabitants of his constituency, not deal with emergencies because he will be in the jungle for heaven’s sake. It is also a question of dignity. When you are a deputy, you maintain the dignity of this function.”
Matt Hancock justifies his participation in the show to promote the fight against dyslexia and ensures that his earnings will be donated to this cause.