In contrast, nurses have experienced a decade of real-terms pay cuts.
Matt Hancock is reportedly being paid the salary of nearly fifteen nurses to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
The disgraced former Health Secretary is reportedly being paid £400,000 on top of his £84,000 salary as an MP for the appearance after he quit his Ministerial role due to a breach of the lockdown rules he imposed on the country.
It comes at a time when nurses have experienced a decade of real-terms pay cuts, and the country is facing the worst cost of living crisis in living memory.
During the pandemic, Mr Hancock famously said he didn’t know how many nurses had died and repeatedly told the public NHS services had enough personal protective equipment (PPE).
Political rehabilitation.
His appearance on the show has been met with a petition calling for his removal.
A spokesperson for Mr Hancock said he would make a “donation to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and causes supporting dyslexia off the back of his appearance”.
Nurses United has instead suggested Mr Hancock “should never be seen in public life again”.
Lead organiser for the group, Anthony Johnson, said in a statement, “Even sauntering off into the Jungle won’t rehabilitate that man. He and the Conservative party failed to prepare us for the pandemic.
“When nurses’ lives were at risk because of a lack of PPE, he gaslit them whilst giving PPE contracts to his mates.
“Matt Hancock should never be seen in public life again – what we need is justice, not reality TV.
