The Conservative Party has restored the whip to Matt Hancock and Bob Stewart. Hancock, the former Health Secretary, lost the whip in 2022 after appearing on the reality TV show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. Stewart surrendered his whip following a racial abuse conviction last year. The restoration of the whip, described as a goodwill gesture by the party, occurred yesterday. Both Hancock and Stewart had previously announced they would be standing down at the next election. Following this decision, 72 Tory MPs have now stated they will not stand at the next election, approaching the record number of 75 set in 1997.
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Matt Hancock was given the whip back yesterday so he could end his time in Parliament as a Tory MP. He famously lost the whip after going into the Iโm A Celeb jungle. https://t.co/rtZkr8HMch
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๐จ BREAKING: Matt Hancock and Bob Stewart have had the Tory whip restored as a "goodwill gesture" Hancock's whip was removed after appearing on I'm A Celeb in 2022, while Bob Stewart surrendered his whip after a racial abuse conviction last year [@christiancalgie]
Excl: Matt Hancock and Bob Stewart had the Tory whip returned today as a goodwill gesture by the party