Matt Hancock says he did not ‘primarily’ go on I’m a Celebrity for the money

Ex-health secretary defends appearance on TV show and denies he broke law by embracing aide during lockdown

Matt Hancock has said he did not primarily" go on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! for his 320,000 fee, adding that his 10,000 charitable donation was a decent sum" after his appearance on the reality show.

The former health secretary also repeatedly denied he had broken the law in his embrace with his now-girlfriend Gina Coladangelo during Covid restrictions. The Good Morning Britain interviewer Susanna Reid said he had broken the law on gatherings that had to be reasonably necessary for work.