Matt Hancock's I'm a Celeb appearance leaves families speechless

A former coronation street star was left ‘completely speechless’ over Matt Hancock joining im a celebrity after he told families couldn’t see their loved ones in care homes during lockdown.

Actress Leandra Ashton’s mum was arrested in 2020 for taking her grandmother out of a care home in East Yorkshire after worries over her welfare.

Leandra says the former health secretary is making a mistake, Leandra said:

“There were so many deaths that took place that were un-necessary because people died from isolation, not being able to be fed and given enough to drink. Why is he going onto television, when he should be making a huge amends.

“I will not forget all his actions was to protect grandma, that government campaign that cost billions of pounds and yet I know that my own grandma was deteriorating in a care home alongside hundreds and thousands of others.

“The face that we got to a point where my mum was arrested from trying to take my nan out of her care home shows you how desperate the families were at that time. So many people said they wished they did the same.”

Matt Hancock has said he wants to use the show as a platform to raise awareness of dyslexia.

Leandra has seen been campaigning with The People's Care Watchdog to show the public what is really going on in and around the care home system and to hold those responsible for neglect and abuse to account.