Matt Hancock’s I’m A Celeb stint at risk as MPs download app ‘to vote’ amid show backlash

express.co.uk:

The event is said to be taking place at the Science Museum within a week of the ITV show finishing on November 28.The reports come after Matt’s entrance in the Australian jungle was condemned by viewers, who called for his removal from the lineup.Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, a group fighting for a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic, set up a petition to have Matt removed.The title of the petition read: "Reverse your decision to bring Matt Hancock onto I'm A Celebrity."His appearance will cause real pain and anguish to those of us who lost loved ones to Covid-19."The group went on to share a statement about why they decided to set up the petition."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," it read."The fact that he is trying to cash in on his terrible legacy, rather than showing some humility or seeking to reflect on the appalling consequences of his time in Government says it all about the sort of his person he is.

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."Famous faces also publicly lashed out at the former health secretary, with GB News host Dan Wootton saying Matt had the “stomach-churning” and “cringeworthy” realisation that his “frontline political career is over”.Speaking during a segment on GB News, Dan said: “No leader with half a brain would publicly associate with Hancock.”The news host went on to criticise Matt’s response to the 2020 pandemic lockdowns and described the former health secretary as “the man who took some glee in denying us of.