I’m A Celebrity chaos as banner demanding Hancock ‘get out of here’ flies over camp

I’m A Celeb: Matt Hancock takes on the House of Horrors SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The politician’s casting on the show was heavily disputed by the public and fellow MPs alike ahead of Matt’s arrival in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp, and his fellow contestants were equally shocked when he turned up as a late arrival with comedian Seann Walsh. However, while some of his co-stars have warmed to the disgraced former health secretary, some members of the public have taken a stand and sent a message all the way to the Australian jungle. Campaign groups 38 Degrees and Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice have taken to the skies to send Matt a message he can’t miss. A plane bearing a banner reading ‘COVID BEREAVED SAY GET OUT OF HERE!’ was flown over the ITV show’s base camp as a reminder to the West Suffolk MP. More than 44,725 people have now signed a petition set up by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice on 38 Degrees’ website calling for ITV to reverse their decision to make him a campmate. READ MORE: Katya Jones fears she’ll ‘get blamed’ for Tony Adams’ Strictly exit I’m A Celebrity: A message was sent to Matt I’m A Celebrity: The campaign group are opposed to Matt’s casting in the show READ MORE Dick Strawbridge’s son speaks out on half-siblings owning chateau Lobby Akinnola, who lost his father to Covid-19 said: “Matt Hancock isn’t a ‘celebrity’, he’s the former 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. ‘He’s the man we wrote to over a year ago asking him to pass over his private Gmail emails relating to the handling of the pandemic to the new health secretary in readiness for the Covid Inquiry. ‘He’s the man who didn’t even respond to us.’ Lobby added: ‘He’s claimed the inquiry will set the record straight, but it can only get to the truth if it has the evidence it needs. ‘He should be at home sending in those emails rather than being rewarded with £400,000 for not doing his job. I’m A Celebrity: The campaign group hope the politician will see the sign I’m A Celebrity: Matt’s appointment to the show has been controversial ‘His transparent attempt to sell more books and cleanse his public profile has failed, just like the ‘protective ring’ he dared to suggest he had placed around care homes.’ Matthew McGregor, CEO of 38 Degrees said: ‘No one has forgotten how Matt Hancock conducted himself during the Covid-19 pandemic: not the general public, not his campmates, and certainly not those who lost loved ones. “Our message emblazoned across the skies makes crystal clear to Matt Hancock: you should be representing the people of West Suffolk and giving Covid Bereaved Families the answers they deserve, rather than playing games for dingo dollars, plastic stars and a £400,000 paycheck.’ DON’T MISS… A Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin in ‘dark place’ after being axed [LATEST] GMB backlash as host almost throws up in ‘cruel’ I’m A Celebrity game [REACTION] Richard Madeley sparks uproar with ‘out of touch’ hospital comment [VIDEO] Several of this year’s famous faces on the show have privately explained their reluctance to welcome late arrival, Matt, into the camp due to his conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt broke the lockdown rules he had imposed on the nation after being recorded kissing his colleague, Gina Colangelo. Last week, a heated conversation addressing the “elephant in the room” finally took place, with Matt being grilled by fellow contestants over breaching the rules and general decisions during the difficult period. Radio star Chris Moyles asked Matt: “You got a lockdown fine, didn’t you?”