Matt Hancock to enter the jungle in I’m a Celebrity

I think there's a lot of people that will be ahead of Matt Hancock in the voting for trials by the public.

and what is Mike Tindall doing in there, doesn't Zara keep him in the manner to which he's been accustomed.

Surely he is not that thick that he doesn’t realise that he will be voted for every terrible trial going, the man must be a masochist

If he wants to connect with the masses a couple of weeks working in a food bank would be more effective. As he's an MP I use the word "working" very loosely.

He is going to go through it without a doubt and I should imagine the viewing figures will soar.

Joseanne

I reckon he has been spending the past few months rigorously training and getting really fit and toned, just incase he is caught in the buff in the shower. Perhaps he wants to give a more "polished" performance than he does in government.

LOL!

The thought of any politician being caught "in the buff in the shower" has made me feel quite queasy.

I wish they would all just "get on with the job" (a phrase which is not infrequently used by them). They can do whatever they like in their spare time, I know they don't get much of it but that's what you sign up for when you become an MP. I feel nostalgic for the days when most politicians, right or left, appeared more statesman-like - when we didn't expect them to be endowed with celebrity appeal. I know there was a murkier life being led by some of them then which, when it hit the news headlines. shocked many to the core... but that's the point, we're no longer shocked.

IACGMOOH follows the cult of Japanese game shows where contestants are placed into ridiculous physical and psychologically dangerous situations - popular in the 90s - to entertain the masses. These became more extreme when the TV producers realised that some contestants 'acclimatised' to their situations and thus changed the 'rules' to make the challenges even more inhumane and thus attract larger viewing numbers.

I find it worrying that there's such an appetite for this kind of 'entertainment', and I'm not being snob here... I've watched this stuff myself. But it always makes me feel uncomfortable afterwards.

It will be interesting to see if he can turn public opinion.
Let’s have some positivity!

Here’s some little known facts;

In 2012 he trained as a jockey and won a race at Newmarket his constituency.
He sold one of his most treasured possessions ( a signed Newcastle football shirt) to help the NHS.
He has 3 children (1 adopted) he forbids them to use social media.
He offered a Ukrainian family of 5 refuge in his constituency home.

I’m sure he will be the first nominated to eat kangaroo bollocks and take a bath with snakes let’s see if he can take the challenge.

What a prat this man is. I’ll never forget his fake tears over the first person to be vaccinated against Covid. He was being grilled by P Morgan at the time. It was seriously cringe making.

Apparently he considers that it is a good way for him to identify with the masses. (For masses read “common folk,”)

What a fool he is.

He'll get the Tory whip back on his return, just as Dorries did - they won't want a disgruntled Hancock triggering a by-election.

I reckon he has been spending the past few months rigorously training and getting really fit and toned, just incase he is caught in the buff in the shower. Perhaps he wants to give a more "polished" performance than he does in government.

Oops MP not PM

Mind you I would pay good money to see Mr Johnson doing the trials on IACGMOOH

There were journalists on the plane with him, apparently it has been agreed that if there is a major political development he will be told and leave the camp.

He will be working remotely whilst in quarantine, so he will be only ^out of daily contact for 8-9 days.

He told journalists that he wants people who do not watch the news and political programmes to see that a MP is just a normal human and publicise dyslexia (which he has I think)

Still not ideal for a sitting PM

Apparently he's not going in for a week or so. They ate still isolationg just to make sure they are covid free.

I can't see this being the wisest move but hey ho. He doesn't have much to lose. Probably go down as one of the most useless members of a government ever.

Yes, maddyone he’s written a book. Due out on 6 December. Don’t all rush now.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/01/westminster-shock-consensus-door-matt-hancock-is-a-prat?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

John Crace is good on the hapless Hancock in today’s Guardian

He's got to be voted for every trial going.. and the first time we get told he's ruled out for ''medical reasons'' is the day we should vote him OUT !

Forsythia

Having a midlife crisis I think.

that would be the second one then? I've lot touch. Is he now "with" the woman worked with/had an affair with?

Pathetic, tbh.

If he’s written a book as suggested up thread, I certainly don’t want to read it.

Urmstongran

The reaction amongst Hancock’s constituents was summed up beautifully by Andy Drummond, the deputy chair of his local Conservative Association, who said he was “looking forward to seeing him eat a kangaroo’s penis and you can quote me on that”.

Ladbrokes say voters’ desire for “payback” had seen Mr Hancock as odds-on favourite to set a new record for the most bushtucker trials ever carried out by an I’m a Celeb contestant.

Andy Drummond, the deputy chair of his local Conservative Association, who said he was “looking forward to seeing him eat a kangaroo’s penis and you can quote me on that”.

😂😂

I hadn't heard this!

The reaction amongst Hancock’s constituents was summed up beautifully by Andy Drummond, the deputy chair of his local Conservative Association, who said he was “looking forward to seeing him eat a kangaroo’s penis and you can quote me on that”.

Ladbrokes say voters’ desire for “payback” had seen Mr Hancock as odds-on favourite to set a new record for the most bushtucker trials ever carried out by an I’m a Celeb contestant.

Having a midlife crisis I think.

I think his career is shot. Sunak ignored him in a recent line up. He’s such a lightweight politically. Meh. During the pandemic ‘Save Our NHS’ he was full of his own hubris. I feel sorry for his constituents and I’m glad decisive action has been taken against him regarding the Whip. He was warned, yet chose to go ahead regardless.

Dickens

MayBee70

I’m really sick of politicians antics outside of their parliamentary work distracting people away from their failure to govern this country, at a time of crisis, in a sensible grown up way. Dorries, alledgedly spends a lot of her parliamentary time writing her novels.

She needn't have bothered. Her literary style is excruciatingly awful. I thought I would give her a try - she does, after all, have a story to tell, so why not?

Just about every cliché you can think of has found its way into the narrative.

I once worked as a 'temp' for a company in London and, five minutes before the lunch bell sounded (they really did have a bell to signal lunch and end of the day times) I was caught filling in my time-sheet for the agency who employed me and was given a very serious lecture about conducting private matters in company time, and was told that it was immoral and unprofessional. How times change. That was around 1970.

When I started work when I left school I worked for the council. Towards the end of the day my boss said let’s finish for the day. I naively got a book out and started reading it ( in those days every spare moment was taken up with reading). He looked at me in horror and said ‘ you can’t do that’. I still remember how confused I felt and I just said that I might as well continue to work.

GrannyGravy13

Double standards, Mr.Johnson was out of the Country, made one lucrative speech and received over £100,000’s and holidayed in the Dominican Republic.

He has not had the whip removed.

I assume that this confirms that Mr. Johnson was working remotely , what other explanation could there be?

Mr. Hancock may have decided that his career in politics is drawing to a close and needs to expand his earning potential.

I agree, I cant get worked up about this.

MayBee70

I’m really sick of politicians antics outside of their parliamentary work distracting people away from their failure to govern this country, at a time of crisis, in a sensible grown up way. Dorries, alledgedly spends a lot of her parliamentary time writing her novels.

She needn't have bothered. Her literary style is excruciatingly awful. I thought I would give her a try - she does, after all, have a story to tell, so why not?

Just about every cliché you can think of has found its way into the narrative.

I once worked as a 'temp' for a company in London and, five minutes before the lunch bell sounded (they really did have a bell to signal lunch and end of the day times) I was caught filling in my time-sheet for the agency who employed me and was given a very serious lecture about conducting private matters in company time, and was told that it was immoral and unprofessional. How times change. That was around 1970.