Matt Hancock is letting down voters by joining I’m A Celeb – I’m disappointed in him, says Rishi Sunak

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RISHI Sunak hit out at Matt ­Hancock last night for swanning off to join I’m A Celebrity. The PM said he risked losing constituents’ trust by leaving them for the show, which started in Oz last night.

Mr Sunak said: “I was very disappointed.” MPs should be “working hard for their constituents”, he added. Mr Sunak, speaking on his way to the COP27 summit in Egypt, also said: “I think his constituents have expressed their view.” Hancock had the Tory whip removed after The Sun revealed he was to be a surprise contestant, with a fee of up to £400,000.

Mr Sunak, who did not offer the former Health Secretary a job in his new government, said: “I think politics is a noble profession, at its best — it can and should be.

READ MORE ON MATT HANCOCK'GET ME OUT OF HERE' I'm A Celeb finally underway as stars battle it out to rule the jungleMP'S FEES This is how much Matt Hancock is being paid for I'm a Celebrity 2022 "But it’s incumbent on politicians to earn people’s respect and trust. “They do that by working hard for their constituents, as the vast majority of MPs do.