PMQs: Sunak escapes Brexit grilling amid Hancock WhatsApp row March 1, 2023 Prime minister Rishi Sunak has escaped a major Brexit grilling over the Windsor Framework amid a row over former health secretary Matt Hancock’s leaked Covid-19 WhatsApp messages. The PM – whose latest EU trade agreement is widely hoped to end the power-sharing deadlock in Northern Ireland – dodged intense scrutiny over the deal in the [...]
Matt Hancock denies claims he ignored Covid care home testing advice March 1, 2023 Matt Hancock has denied claims he ignored expert advice on care home testing during the coronavirus pandemic after leaked WhatsApp messages were published by the Telegraph. Journalist Isabel Oakeshott shared more than 100,000 messages with the newspaper after receiving them while working on Hancock’s Pandemic Diaries book, including text exchanges with Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak [...]
£320,000 for ‘I’m A Celeb’ and £48,000 for pandemic books: Matt Hancock’s pay-days outside of Westminster revealed January 27, 2023 Matt Hancock was paid £320,000 for his controversial appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, it has been revealed. The former health secretary’s fee was listed on the MP’s register of financial interests. Hancock had the Conservative Party whip suspended for taking time off to appear on the ITV reality show. He [...]
Man charged with assaulting Matt Hancock January 26, 2023 A man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground. Geza Tarjanyi, 61, from Leyland in Lancashire, will appear in court next month, accused of common assault and two public order offences, British Transport Police (BTP) said on Thursday. A spokesman for the MP for West Suffolk described the [...]
Matt Hancock: Man arrested after footage shows alleged assault as I’m A Celeb MP gets on the London Underground January 26, 2023 A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground. The MP who appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is understood to have been unhurt in Tuesday’s incident which began at Westminster station before continuing on a Tube train. A spokesman for Hancock, who represents West [...]
Matt Hancock leaves Matt Hancock app – and tells followers they can find him on TikTok January 4, 2023 Matt Hancock has said “farewell” to his app after almost five years and told its users they will be able to get his latest updates on TikTok. The former health secretary and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2022 contestant launched the “Matt Hancock MP” app in 2018. At the time, Mr Hancock [...]
I’m A Celeb: Matt Hancock finishes third as Lioness Jill Scott crowned Queen of Jungle November 28, 2022 Matt Hancock finished third in the ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, as Lioness Jill Scott was crowned Queen of the Jungle. The MP, who lost the Conservative whip upon entering the Australian rainforest, was kept in the competition until the end, but proved not to be the winner. The [...]
Covid bereaved families fly banner over I’m A Celeb camp telling Matt Hancock to ‘get out of here’ November 15, 2022 Families of coronavirus victims flew a banner above the jungle in protest of former health secretary Matt Hancock’s appearance on the ITV show. The stunt led to a noise complaint from locals after the plane sent a message to Hancock urging him to head back to Westminster. This comes after the former health secretary during [...]
Did you watch? Matt Hancock’s frosty jungle debut met with ridicule, disbelief and laughter November 10, 2022 Matt Hancock’s highly anticipated arrival in the jungle was met with a mixture of shock, incredulity and uncontrollable laughter from his fellow I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmates. The former health secretary, 44, joined the cast of the ITV reality show on Wednesday, after facing much criticism over his decision from the [...]
Matt Hancock arrives in the jungle: ‘No, I don’t expect to serve in government again’ November 9, 2022 Former health secretary and West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock said he had received a lot of support for his decision to appear on ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity, and said it would be a good way to engage with a younger audience. However, Hancock said he “does not expect to serve in Government again” [...]