Graham Norton tears into Matt Hancock over I'm A Celebrity appearance

Former health secretary Matt Hancock deciding to sign up to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here may have been one of the most embarrassing moments the UK Government has seen this year - and that's really saying something - but it sure has been great fuel for comedians.

"We’ve got a great show for you tonight - I couldn’t be more excited than if I was a maggot about to crawl into Matt Hancock’s ear," the Irish presenter began.

Referencing Hancock's scandalous affair with aide Gina Coladangelo, Graham showed the studio audience a photo of the Conservative politician arriving in Australia this week, joking: "Has Hancock forgotten he’s got a job as an MP? I mean, I suppose it’s possible; for months, he had forgotten he was married."

Showing a photo of the Australian jungle, Graham continued: "This here is the endless jungle Matt Hancock will be staying in; dense and incredibly thick... just two of the things producers have called him."

In one final knockout, Graham concluded his monologue with the line: "Personally, I think I speak for the nation when I say: Matt Hancock should be given the sack, and when he’s finished eating that, the testicles and penis."

Conservative chief whip, Simon Hart, saying he believed Hancock's involvement in the show was 'serious enough to warrant suspension of the whip with immediate effect'.

Meanwhile Andy Drummond, deputy chairman of the West Suffolk Conservative Association, said he was looking forward to seeing Matt Hancock 'eating a kangaroo's penis'.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here starts at 9pm on Sunday, 6 November on ITV.