Matt Hancock suspended as Tory MP for joining I'm a Celeb cast

The former health secretary is punished by his party after announcing he will join the reality show.

Matt Hancock took part in last year's London Marathon after resigning as health secretary

Andy Drummond, deputy chairman of the West Suffolk Conservative Association, said he was looking forward to seeing Mr Hancock "eating a kangaroo's penis". Rishi Sunak's official spokesman said: "The PM believes that at a challenging time for the country MPs should be working hard for their constituents, whether that is in the House or in their constituency."When MPs have the whip suspended, they are kicked out of the party within Parliament but remain an MP and continue to be paid.

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