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Now last time we looked, the disgraced former health secretary, Matt Hancock,

was putting himself up to be chair of the Treasury Select Committee, a formidable and important job.

He withdrew from that yesterday. And today, we discovered why.

Yes, Matt Hancock, who, although he doesn't have a government job now, remains the Conservative MP for West Suffolk, has been revealed to be the

12th contestants in this year's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, which means that pretty much

for the next fortnight, a bit longer, he will be in Australia, rather than representing his constituents.

He will be subjected to all kinds of trials and tribulations, some of which might make you wince,

some of which might make you laugh, but some of which will no doubt make his constituents

who are there without him and paying his salary, pretty angry.

Now, he won't be the first politician that's headed away from Westminster to seek out the celebrity bright lights.

You'll recognise these voices.

First up, Penny Mordant from Splash.

It is completely terrifying, scaring about wearing a swimsuit, scary about jumping off high boards,

and the dive I'm doing on the night hasn't been attempted before on Splash.

Well, when someone asked me would you go into the jungle with snakes and rats,

I thought, that's Westminster, I work there.

Here comes the bit we've all been waiting for.

George's defining moment from Celebrity Big Brother.

Now would you like me to be the cat?

Yes.

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