MATT Hancock has been ordered to apologise for breaking the MP rules.
Parliament’s ethics chief rapped the ex-Health Secretary for a minor breach after he inappropriately weighed in on an ongoing investigation.
Matt Hancock has been ordered to apologise for breaking the MP’s code of conduct
I’m A Celeb star Mr Hancock wrote an “unsolicited” letter to Daniel Greenberg regarding his probe into Tory MP Steve Brine.
Mr Greenberg said the Jungle contestant had “sought to influence his consideration of whether a breach of the Code”.
As punishment for the light offence – which did not involve “malice” -he has told Mr Hancock to say sorry to the Commons today.
The Standards Committee said: “This case underlines that respect for the Code and the processes for investigating potential breaches of the Code, which were voted for by the House, is an important and necessary part of the Code, and that it expects Mr Hancock to reflect his understanding of this in his apology.”
Mr Hancock – an independent MP after being suspended by the Tories for going on the ITV show – is standing down at the next election.
His Cabinet career ended spectacularly in 2021 when the Sun sensationally revealed his lockdown-busting affair with top aide Gina Coladangelo.
And he was left red-faced earlier this year after his trove of Covid WhatsApps were revealed.
Although starring on the upcoming series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, Mr Hancock is thought to have called time on his reality show career.
He is believed to want to focus on documentaries instead.
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