“Matt Hancock is not a jungle hero, he is a lying cheat who threw us all to the wolves”

Don't believe a word that comes out of the failed health secretary's mouth, says guest columnist Dr Rachel Clarke. I am a celebrity is not a moral crusade...this demi-human just couldn't resist cashing in on his infamy

Smirking Matt Hancock after his first Bushtucker trial (

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The depths to which Matt Hancock is willing to dive truly know no bounds.

The disgraced former health secretary may be gagged about his upcoming Bushtucker trial, but his antics make us sick. It's not even all that gurgling and snarling in front of the cameras on I'm A Celebrity - it's the cheekiness of her fake sincerity that makes me want to get my guts out.

The wide-eyed, warm-hearted Matt insists he embarked on a three-week TV jungle jaunt, not for the money, but out of patriotic duty.

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"It's as clear as day that politicians like me need to go where the people are - especially those who are politically disengaged," he said last week. "We need to wake up and embrace popular culture."

Matt Hancock with Charlene White (

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It's true. The man you can never see groping that behind, in that office, on CCTV, wants you to believe he's on a moral crusade in Australia - like eating a plate of kangaroo anus 9,000 miles away was in some way an act of public service.

If you absolutely have to tone it down and mention the money, Hancock is extremely eager to casually point out that he's making an unspecified donation...