Matt Hancock would possibly solely donate a fraction of his reported I’m A Superstar charge to charity

Mr Hancock – who receives £84,144 a yr as a MP – instructed Mail Plus: “I shall be giving to charity greater than what I might have earned for that point in Parliament to essentially essential charities – St Nicholas Hospice in West Suffolk … and likewise to dyslexia good causes.”

If Mr Hancock have been to base the donation on what he would have acquired as a MP for the 18 days he was in the jungle from Nov 9 to Nov 27, it will be £4,149.

The Liberal Democrats mentioned that Mr Hancock ought to give the entire charge he receives to charity, moderately than a determine primarily based on his time within the jungle that works out at only one per cent of his reported charge.

Daisy Cooper, the social gathering’s deputy chief and well being spokesman, mentioned: “Hancock’s chump change will come as chilly consolation to the tens of millions infuriated by his jungle adventure.

“His donation would not even stretch to assist greater than a handful of kids get a dyslexia evaluation.

“To desert constituents is one failure, to then donate only a tiny quantity of his winnings is an insult.

“Matt Hancock ought to do the precise factor, donate all of his charges to worthy causes and resign as a Member of Parliament. Every single day he stays an MP is a loss for our democracy.”

A supply near Mr Hancock mentioned that it will be “mistaken” to recommend that the previous Cupboard minister will solely give simply over £4,000 to charities, and that the ultimate sum shall be greater than this.

The supply added that “Matt’s e book sale royalties shall be donated to NHS charities and good causes associated to dyslexia”.