![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/matt-hancock-tells-ditched-constituents-hes-on-im-a-celeb-to-speak-to-nation/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2_MIRROR-MAIN.jpg&description=Matt Hancock has written to voters in his West Suffolk constituency to say he's appearing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as "there are very few places... where politicians can speak candidly to the nation'I'm A Celeb: Matt Hancock takes part in 'The Beastly Burrows'Matt Hancock has told his constituents he has abandoned them to appear on reality TV as he wants to 'speak candidly to the nation'. The shamed former minister faces a backlash from voters in his West Suffolk seat over his decision to appear in I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! He has bunked off his job in Parliament to fly 10,000 miles around the world to take part in the ITV hit show. In a letter to constituents who have contacted his office to complain, Mr Hancock suggested he was fulfilling his duties by fleeing to the jungle. 'While I fully understand your concerns and know there are those who don't think I should be going on the popular TV show, I wanted to respond to you at the earliest possible opportunity to explain why I have decided to go into the jungle,' he wrote. Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock will make his first appearance on I'm A Celeb tonight 'There are many ways to do the job of being an MP… Whether I'm in camp for one day or three weeks, there are very few places people will be able to see a politician as they really are and where politicians can speak candidly to the nation.' Mr Hancock will enter the jungle in tonight's episode. The ex-health secretary will be seen crawling through dark tunnels and wading through sludge during his first trial. A teaser shared by ITV ahead of the show showed the 44-year-old screaming as insects and thick liquid are poured on him from above. Speaking ahead of his debut on the programme, Mr Hancock said: "I have never come across a snake at close quarters and so I am pretty worried about anything to do with snakes. "I am not claustrophobic or at least I haven't been found to be but that's the thing about I'm A Celebrity - it is the unknow){kind=link}
Matt Hancock has written to voters in his West Suffolk constituency to say he’s appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as “there are very few places… where politicians can speak candidly to the nation”
Matt Hancock has told his constituents he has abandoned them to appear on reality TV as he wants to “speak candidly to the nation”.
The shamed former minister faces a backlash from voters in his West Suffolk seat over his decision to appear in I’m A Celebrity⦠Get Me Out of Here!
He has bunked off his job in Parliament to fly 10,000 miles around the world to take part in the ITV hit show.
In a letter to constituents who have contacted his office to complain, Mr Hancock suggested he was fulfilling his duties by fleeing to the jungle.