House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt says education for the exhibition has affected her paintings as an MP
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Matt Hancock is under pressure over a £400,000 deal to be released on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here the cost-of-living crisis.
The West Suffolk MP and former fitness secretary landed in Australia for the show, which begins Sunday.
Reports suggest Hancock will pocket around £400,000 to appear on the popular screen and payday has sparked a backlash among some in the electorate facing higher food and electricity bills.
Sharon Twite, 50, owner of The White Swan in Hancock’s Exning constituency, voted for him in the last election and blamed him for “letting us all down. “
“He’s getting £400,000 to pass and eat larvae in the jungle, Jesus Christ,” the mother of 4 told The Sun.
“It’s embarrassing. It simply takes credit for his shocking behavior. He thinks he can get away with anything. The man simply has his feet on the ground. “
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A new report has claimed that Matt Hancock will get £400,000 to appear on I’m a Celebrity. . . Get me out of here!
The Conservative MP, who resigned as health secretary last year after being caught kissing his assistant Gina Coladangelo, announced earlier this week that he would appear in the upcoming series of the hit screen ITV.
My colleague Louis Chilton reports:
The former health secretary will declare tariffs to Parliament at a later date
A cabinet minister said she painted the constituency while appearing in a demonstration of the truth and was failing to do her job as an MP.
Climate minister Graham Stuart defended the Conservatives by taking the whip away from Matt Hancock for heading into the Australian jungle while Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were allowed to spend holidays.
He told Sky News: “We believe MPs deserve to do their job and with so many other people running away from home in those days, it’s imaginable to paint anywhere in the world. Actually, it’s not imaginable to do it from the jungle. “
“As he eats worms and pokes his head out in nasty places, it’s pretty hard to focus on what’s going on in his Suffolk constituency. “
The executive maker of I’m a Celebrity. . . Get Me Out of Here!He said Matt Hancock’s enlistment to appear in the popular truth series “is not a matter of seeking to divide the camp. “
The 44-year-old former fitness secretary joins rugby Mike Tindall, pop star Boy George and former Love Island contestant Olivia Attwood in the Australian jungle.
Ellie Lorizzo reports:
The MP has been criticised by opposition politicians and within his own party following his decision to appear on the truth programme.
The UK may face the longest recession era since reliable records began a century ago, the Bank of England has warned.
The economy may revel in 8 consecutive quarters of negative expansion if existing market expectations turn out to be correct, and expansion will only return in mid-2024.
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:
The recession may last until 2024, according to the central bank, as interest rates rise.
A cabinet minister said she painted the constituency while appearing in a demonstration of the truth and was failing to do her job as an MP.
Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the Commons, gave her impression on Splash!Earlier this year, I took classes for the diving show, but “I didn’t spend my time outside this house. “
She defended her appearance on screen industry issues in the Commons the day before.
For the Labour Party, Thangam Debbonaire, leader of the shadow House of Commons, told Ms Mordauant: “I am pleased to see the leader in her post and not to register the former Down Under fitness secretary for the Bushtucker trials.
“We know she likes business problems too much for that, but we also know she’s a bit of a real TV fan, so I can recommend something that’s a little closer to home.
“I heard that Channel Four can order another season of Make Me Prime Minister, the very honourable member of Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) imagines his possibilities on Place In The Sun.
“The whole government deserves to embark on anything they’re smart about and I sense that the programs for Useless are now open. “
Ms Mordaunt replied: “When I heard that a colleague who volunteers to be trapped in small spaces with slippery creatures, will have to swallow unsightly things to achieve his goals and that his credibility and dignity are threatened, I assumed he was talking about a member of the opposition caucus, not a member of West Suffolk, but kindly remember my time at Splash!.
“Members will find it difficult because my role at the time was compared to the elegance of a slab of pavement taken from scaffolding, but I trained, but I did not spend my time outside this House.
“It would save the Hilsea Lido, which lately is being restored to its glory of the 1930s with the upgrade fund. “
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest has more:
The Leader of the Commons recalls her own appearance on ITV, as her fellow minister wonders if Matt Hancock will do his homework while ‘eating worms’ in the jungle.
The Home Office told a charity it had made a “big mistake” in expelling asylum seekers from the Manston processing centre in accommodation at London’s Victoria Station.
An organization of 11 men were driven to Kent on Tuesday as part of a larger organization and stayed at the exercise station, according to homeless charity Under One Sky.
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:
“We’re going out,” one official told a charity; however, councils say migrants have also been thrown into Kent’s exercise stations.
A UN envoy warned Rishi Sunak that a new wave of austerity measures would increase poverty in Britain and could violate human rights obligations.
Olivier de Schutter, the UN rapporteur on excessive poverty, said he was “overly concerned” about the prospect of cuts in public spending as the prime minister seeks to balance the books after the disastrous mini-budget.
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:
‘Worst time’ for UK to impose spending cuts, says UN rapporteur
Matt Hancock suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party after registering to enter the jungle in I’m a Celebrity. . . Get me out of here!
“This is a serious matter that justifies suspending the whip with immediate effect,” said Simon Hart, leader of the Conservatives’ whip.
Our deputy political editor Rob Merrick reports:
“This is a serious matter to justify suspending the whip promptly,” the whip leader said.
Who isn’t Matt Hancock?
The former fitness secretary headed to the country during the Covid pandemic.
He also made headlines last year for having an affair and kissing an assistant at work, violating social distancing guidelines.
My colleague Joe Sommerland has more:
The newest MP to try his hand on Truth TV sparked widespread complaints by overseeing the UK’s reaction to covid-19 before being forced to leave for an affair with an assistant.
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