{"id":63448,"date":"2022-11-17T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=63448"},"modified":"2022-11-17T01:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:50:25","slug":"scandal-tarred-uk-mp-stirs-fresh-controversy-with-reality-tv-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/scandal-tarred-uk-mp-stirs-fresh-controversy-with-reality-tv-stint\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandal-tarred UK MP stirs fresh controversy with reality TV stint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London, Nov 16 (AFP\/APP):From the political jungle in Westminster to an actual jungle in Australia, Britain&#8217;s scandal-tarred former health secretary Matt Hancock has courted fresh controversy by participating in a reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old Conservative MP has drawn criticism from colleagues within his own ruling party after disappearing from parliament to be in the latest series of &#8220;I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The popular ITV show takes a group of household names &#8212; some better known than others &#8212; to a rainforest in Australia, pitting them against the elements and challenges involving snakes and other creepy-crawlies.<\/p>\n<p>Since making his first appearance a week ago, Hancock &#8212; an ever-present public figure during the Covid pandemic who was then forced to step down after breaching social distancing rules &#8212; has been filmed partaking in a series of wincing scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The MP has eaten kangaroo testicles, been sprayed with slime, had to deal with spiders and cockroaches, faced an impressive snake in an attack position, and been stung by a scorpion.<\/p>\n<p>His antics, fairly typical for the reality survival series first launched in 2002, have left sceptical fellow lawmakers back in Britain fuming. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He should be here with us voting and debating in parliament,&#8221; Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris told Sky News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London, Nov 16 (AFP\/APP):From the political jungle in Westminster to an actual jungle in Australia, Britain&#8217;s scandal-tarred former health secretary Matt Hancock has courted fresh controversy by participating in a reality TV show. 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