Matt Hancock to stand down as MP and seek ‘new ways to communicate’

Row grows over whether former health secretary has quit voluntarily or been pushed by local association

Matt Hancock is to step down as an MP, sparking an immediate row over whether the former health secretary has quit voluntarily or been forced out after appearing as a contestant on a reality TV show.

The West Suffolk MP – who lost the Conservative whip after he agreed to fly to Australia to film ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – wrote to Rishi Sunak to say he wanted to seek “new ways for me to communicate” with the public.

Continue reading…Row grows over whether former health secretary has quit voluntarily or been pushed by local associationUK politics live – latest news updatesMatt Hancock is to step down as an MP, sparking an immediate row over whether the former health secretary has quit voluntarily or been forced out after appearing as a contestant on a reality TV show.The West Suffolk MP – who lost the Conservative whip after he agreed to fly to Australia to film ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – wrote to Rishi Sunak to say he wanted to seek “new ways for me to communicate” with the public. Continue reading…