I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! bosses were hit with backlash after signing Matt Hancock onto the ITV show – and now people have put their fury into action.
Following weeks of frustration as the former Health Secretary was revealed as a late entry to the camp alongside Seann Walsh.
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The controversial signing sparked a petition against the MP as Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice launched a campaign titled He’s no celebrity – stop Matt Hancock appearing on I’m A Celebrity.
The petition, which currently has nearly 45,000 signatures, gathered enough traction that the website, 38 degrees, were able to fly an anti-Matt banner over camp on Tuesday morning.
(Image: 38 Degrees)
The 35 metre banner read Covid Bereaved Say Get Out of Here! and was flown at the ITV show’s base camp on the NSW/QLD border in Australia.
A spokesperson from the petition site explained that the plane was hired and sent out to “make sure Matt gets the message”.
They explained to Daily Star that reports from the pilot suggest the “banner was spotted”, after receiving a noise complaint during the flight.
(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
One member of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, Lobby Akinnola, said: “Matt Hancock isn’t a ‘celebrity’, he’s the former health secretary who oversaw the UK having one of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid-19 while breaking his own lockdown rules.”
Lobby added: “He’s claimed the inquiry will set the record straight, but it can only get to the truth if it has the evidence it needs.”
He added that the group asked for him to pass over his emails relating to the handling of the pandemic ahead of the Covid inquiry, continuing: “He should be at home sending in those emails rather than being rewarded with £400,000 for not doing his job.”
(Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
The CEO of 38 Degrees, Matthew McGregor, said their banner makes their message “crystal clear” to Mr Hancock and said he should be giving the group answers they deserve rather than “playing games for dingo dollars, plastic stars and a £400,000 paycheck.”
Matt Hancock has been a prominent figure in the jungle since he entered on Wednesday, with the MP being voted for five consecutive challenges and therefore getting the most airtime on the show.
In Tuesday’s episode there has finally been a shake-up with three different celebrities stepping up to the challenge.
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