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Creepy crawlies, ice cold showers and sleepless nights in the jungle. But top British politician Matt Hancock's trials  in the jungle may be nothing compared to what he is facing when he gets back home. 

Matt Hancock is a Conservative partyA British political party. Members are known as Tories. Member of ParliamentA person who is elected to represent the views of the people in parliament. . He was in charge of making decisions about health during the Covid-19The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020. pandemic. 

Now, he has flown to Australia to take part in the reality televisionTelevision that shows "real life" rather than made-up characters. show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Many people are very angry. MPs are paid to represent the views of the people. But for several weeks, Matt Hancock will be thousands of miles away.

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But Hancock believes that going on the show was the right thing to do. He says that politicians must "go where the people are". Young people are watching reality TV, he argues. So to get his message heard, he should take part. 

Is Matt Hancock wrong to appear on I'm a Celebrity? 

Yes! Matt Hancock should be working hard in London, not appearing on TV in Australia. In any other job, he would be fired. 

No! Politicians need to find new ways of getting their messages to the people. Reality TV is a good way to do this.