![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/matt-hancock-is-letting-down-voters-by-joining-im-a-celeb-says-rishi-sunak/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crop-20343591-1.jpg&description=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. The PM said Matt Hancock risked losing constituents' trust by leaving them to appear on I'm A CelebrityCredit: Rex It comes as Matt Hancock, who is getting a fee of up to £400,000 to take part, had the Tory whip removed for joining the show Mr Sunak said: 'I was very disappointed'Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA 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. "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. That is why I was very disappointed with Matt's decision. 'The vast majority of MPs are really hard-working — they got into it because they want to make a difference for their communities. "Most MPs spend their time street by street, constituent by constituent, trying to make a difference, that's what my colleagues do. "That's really special and why I was disappointed with what Matt did.' He refused to say if he had spoken to the West Suffolk MP about appearing on the show. The PM was also tight-lipped on whether he would be voting for him to eat creepy-crawlies in the trials, claiming he 'genuinely won't have time' to watch. Hancock is due to enter the camp once his fellow contestants have settled in. He was forced to resign as Health Secretary last year after The Sun revealed his affair with co-worke){kind=link}
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.