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ITV bans politicians from taking part in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here after Reform Leader Nigel Farage took part last year - as insider claims 'people have had enough of seeing politicians on their screens'
Several former Tory MPs who lost their seats in Labour's election landslide might be desperate for a well-paid stint on reality TV.
The no-politician policy on the channel's flagship show – the third most watched programme last year behind the King's Coronation and the crime drama Happy Valley's finale – is a blow for ex-MPs hoping to remain in the public eye. Potential Tory frontrunners predicted to appear on this year's show included former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, ex-leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt and the country's shortest-reigning prime minister, Liz Truss. In the final week of the show, the controversy prompted I'm A Celebrity's hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly to declare on their Instagram live channel Jungle Club: 'I think we do a year without any politicians.'
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