The Daily Telegraph

Hancock’s jungle antics may see him lose his seat

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Matt Hancock is set to be blocked from standing at the next general election amid a row over his appearance­s on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

The West Suffolk MP and former health secretary lost the Conservati­ve whip after agreeing to be a contestant.

Tory rules say MPS need to decide whether to stand again by Dec 5, but Mr Hancock might not get the whip back by then after senior party figures were left unimpresse­d by his decision.

Even if he were to regain the whip, he could face deselectio­n by his local Tory associatio­n. A spokesman for Mr Hancock said he had been allowed to keep in contact with his constituen­cy for urgent matters while in the jungle.

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