Row grows over Matt Hancock’s announcement he is quitting as MP
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#66KTX)
Former health secretary's letter to PM prompts debate over whether he is going voluntarily or being forced out
Matt Hancock's announcement that he is to step down as an MP has provoked an immediate row over whether the former health secretary is quitting voluntarily or has 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.
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