Matt Hancock whines about 'injustice' of being criticised for Covid handling

28 October 2023 , 19:42

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Matt Hancock (Image: Channel 4)

Disgraced Matt Hancock has whined about being badly treated over his role in the Covid crisis.

Viewers will see the former Health Secretary’s shameless bleating on Sunday's episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. He moans: “I feel a sense of injustice at being… essentially accused of corruption, because that is what it boils down to. I’ve essentially given my professional life so far in public service and I know for a fact we did the right thing, and I didn’t benefit a drop from it.

"I was doing the best I could in difficult circumstances, and now I get a load of sh*t from it.” Last night families torn apart by the virus said Channel 4 should apologise for having him on the show. Becky Kummar, who lost her father Peter aged 77 in April 2020, told us: “For Matt Hancock to see himself as the victim is utterly abominable.”

Hancock on the show (Channel 4)

Becky – a member of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice group – added: “Thousands of people died unnecessarily because of the litany of failures and utter chaos he oversaw. "The fact that he is now trying to do everything he can to cash in on his terrible legacy, and genuinely thinks people should feel sorry for him, tells you everything you need to know about the sort of person he is.”

CCTV caught married dad of three Hancock breaking his own lockdown rules by snogging his lover Gina Coladangelo in his office in June 2021. He quit in disgrace the next day and told his wife Martha their 15-year marriage was over.

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Hancock was also blasted over the award of billions of pounds worth of PPE contracts, with a judge ruling he acted unlawfully by failing to publish details. One controversial episode was a £40million deal with a company run by a man who used to be landlord of the MP’s local pub.

But Hancock – who denied having anything to do with that contract – adds on tonight’s programme: “What matters is what I think of myself and what the people I love and care about think of me, and what people I respect think of me.” Also on the show, Hancock is interrogated by a Liz Truss lookalike who swears and barks insults in his face as he stands there in his pants.

And the MP, paid £45,000 to be in the reality show, gets a battering from Love Island ’s Teddy Soares. Last year Hancock got £320,000 for ITV’s I’m A Celeb – leading the Tory party to suspend him.

Nicola Fahey