 A senior show source told the Mirror: "Matt does not have his personal phone at all and any laptop access is for constituency and monitored Zoom work purposes only whilst in isolation. Matt does not have general internet access." Hancock claimed when he first announced he was doing the show that he would be able to work even whilst in camp and could speak to constituents every day from the Bush Telegraph. But this was quickly shown up as being untrue. In a written piece on Wednesday Hancock himself said: "As an MP, my first priority is to my constituents. I have agreed with the show's producers that I can be reached at any point on any urgent constituency matters." Hancock will be a late arrival on the show But the show works on the premise the cam){kind=link}
Despite other celebrities being unable to use their phones and contact the outside world in isolation, Matt Hancock has been allowed to reply to emails and go on Zoom meetings
ITV have bent the usual rules of I’m A Celebrity to allow Matt Hancock to reply to emails and even go on Zoom meetings to help constituents whilst in isolation.
Other celebs in Australia lost their phones and any contact with the outside world after landing Down Under. Most had one or a couple of short calls home and then faced most the week before the series with just streaming services like Netflix and a home gym for company.
But sources close to Hancock say he has been given a computer to respond to urgent emails but the use was monitored so he could not contact loved ones and it was only used for work.
The special treatment may shock some fans of the show, who would have expected him to get the same privileges of others, although this arrangement will help members of the public.