Matt Hancock, the former UK health minister suspended by the ruling Conservatives for appearing in a reality TV show, said Wednesday that he will step down as an MP. He is the latest member of Rishi Sunak's beleaguered ruling Tories to announce he will not stand at the next election with the party languishing in the polls. Hancock, who was sacked as health minister during the pandemic after he was caught breaking social distancing rules with an aide he was having an affair with, angered many by flying to Australia to appear in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! He also added that the party was due to reinstate him as a Tory MP, "but that is now not necessary". The 44-year-old drew criticism from party colleagues after disappearing from parliament to be in the show.

Source: News 24 December 08, 2022 02:43 UTC