I’m A Celebrity petition to BAN Matt Hancock from show reaches 44k signatures just days before MP enters camp

thesun.co.uk:

A PETITION to ban former health secretary Matt Hancock from entering the I'm A Celeb jungle has hit over 40,000 signatures. The MP has caused a stir since the announcement he'd be entering the ITV show.

With the public making their disapproval clear, an online petition has seen a surge of signatures calling for Hancock to be banned from the I'm A Celeb camp.

The petition named: "He's no celebrity - stop Matt Hancock appearing on I'm a Celebrity", was created by the "Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice", who stated his appearance on the show would cause "pain" and "anguish" for those who lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reaching 20,000 signatures in just four days, the petition explains why Hancock shouldn't be allowed to join the reality TV cast, stating: "Matt Hancock isn’t a ‘celebrity’, he’s the 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." The description goes on to say: "Families were ripped apart by Matt Hancock’s actions, and turning on the TV to see him being paraded around as a joke is sickening." More on Matt Hancockjungle vip Matt Hancock 'breaks isolation rules' as he uses laptop and phone - despite bandrop out I'm A Celebrity fans angrily complain as Hancock 'dodges' skydive & Walk the Plank "Matt Hancock was at the very centre of decisions such as locking down late, allowing large scale sporting events to go ahead as the virus ran rampant and failed to get our healthcare workers the PPE they needed. "On top of that he was fired after breaking the rules he helped set." Despite the I'm A Celeb bosses defending their decision to welcome to former health secretary down under, the Prime Minister has.