The households of Covid victims vented their anger at Matt Hancock immediately by flying a banner over the I am A Celeb camp calling for him to be axed.
Greater than 44,000 folks signed a petition to stop the MP from collaborating within the actuality TV present as a result of his document as Well being Secretary. And immediately his opponents mounted their most seen protest but, flying a message saying: ‘Covid bereaved say get out of right here!’
The 115-foot lengthy banner was organised by British protest teams Covid-19 Bereaved Households for Justice and 38 Levels, which immediately slammed the MP for overseeing ‘one of many world’s highest demise tolls from Covid’.
Mr Hancock needed to step down as Well being Secretary after he was caught having an affair together with his aide Gina Coladangelo in contravention of his personal social distancing guidelines. He has additionally acquired criticism for insurance policies together with sending Covid sufferers to care houses to release hospital beds.
Right this moment Matt Hancock’s critics mounted their most seen protest but, with a message saying: ‘Covid bereaved say get out of right here!’
The 115-foot lengthy banner was organised by British protest teams Covid-19 Bereaved Households for Justice and 38 Levels
Tweeting a photograph of the banner, the protesters stated: ‘Earlier 38 Levels flew over the I am A Celeb camp with a message for Matt Hancock from us.
‘He is not a ”superstar”, he is the previous well being secretary who oversaw the UK having one of many highest demise tolls on the planet from Covid-19 while breaking his personal lockdown guidelines.
‘He ought to be at residence sending in these emails quite than being rewarded with £400,000 for not doing his job.’
The petition earlier than Mr Hancock’s look, which was additionally organised by 38 Levels, known as the choice to incorporate him ‘sickening’.
‘Households have been ripped aside by Matt Hancock’s actions, and turning on the TV to see him being paraded round as a joke is sickening,’ it stated.
‘Matt Hancock was on the very centre of choices comparable to locking down late, permitting massive scale sporting occasions to go forward because the virus ran rampant and did not get our healthcare employees the PPE they wanted.
‘On high of that he was fired after breaking the principles he helped set.’
A spokesman for Mr Hancock stated: ‘Matt continues to help the Covid inquiry and he’ll proceed to satisfy all of the deadlines.
‘Matt has already handed over his telephone and given full entry to all his emails and textual content messages, when requested by Parliament.
‘By occurring the present, Matt hopes to boost the profile of his dyslexia marketing campaign and can use the platform to speak about a difficulty he actually cares about in entrance of tens of millions of individuals.
‘He’s decided that no youngster ought to depart main college not figuring out if they’ve dyslexia.’
Mr Hancock needed to step down as Well being Secretary after he was caught having an affair together with his aide Gina Coladangelo in contravention of his personal social distancing guidelines
It comes as Mr Hancock’s fortunes seem like turning on I am A Celeb…Get Me Out Of Right here! after being made camp chief and being spared from present process the following Bushtucker trial.
The previous well being secretary, 44, cheered and laughed after it was revealed he had been spared from immediately’s problem, after being voted for by the general public six consecutive instances.
Throughout yesterday evening’s episode of the ITV actuality present, it was revealed that Chris Moyles, Boy George and Babatunde Aleshe will all undertake Tuesday’s trial – named Angel of Agony.
The information, delivered by hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, was greeted with shock in camp, with Free Ladies star Charlene White declaring ‘plot twist!’.
Earlier within the episode, viewers noticed Hancock participate within the Abandoned Down Underneath problem, which concerned the MP mendacity on his again in an underground pit as he tried to unlock the precious stars that have been inside ‘hell holes’ on both facet of him.
Forward of the problem he informed hosts McPartlin and Donnelly that he might ‘sense’ that his campmates needed to tackle trials themselves.
It comes as Mr Hancock’s fortunes seem like turning on I am A Celeb…Get Me Out Of Right here! after being made camp chief and being spared from present process the following Bushtucker trial
Requested by McPartlin why the general public had saved voting for him, he replied: ‘I do not know’.
‘It is grow to be a part of my morning routine. You stand up, you sweep your enamel, have a shave, do a trial, return for lunch.’
Requested if different campmates had informed him they needed to take part within the challenges too he added: ‘No person has stated that however you’ll be able to sense it.’
Talking after finishing the problem, which noticed him safe seven out of 11 obtainable stars whereas confronted with spiders and cockroaches, in addition to his largest concern, snakes, Hancock revealed what he used to get himself via the problem, saying: ‘It was undoubtedly the calmest I have been in a trial.
‘I considered my kids, I considered Gina, I considered all people I cherished. I simply tried to be calm.’
A spokesperson for Matt Hancock stated: ‘The second studying of Matt’s Dyslexia Screening and Instructor Coaching Invoice is simply days after I am A Celeb… finishes. By occurring the present, Matt hopes to boost the profile of his dyslexia marketing campaign and can use the platform to speak about a difficulty he actually cares about in entrance of tens of millions of individuals. Matt is set that no youngster ought to depart main college not figuring out if they’ve dyslexia.’