The previous well being secretary, who got here third in final yr’s collection of I am A Celeb… Get Me Out Of Right here!, is known to have been unharmed within the incident on Tuesday, which started at Westminster station earlier than persevering with on a Tube practice.

A spokesman for the Tory MP, who represents West Suffolk, stated it was an “disagreeable encounter”.

British Transport Police stated they obtained a report of a person being “assaulted and harassed” on the station subsequent to the Home of Commons earlier than 9am.

The pressure stated: “A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of frequent assault and a public order offence and stays in custody.”

Inquiries are ongoing.

He stated “this kind of behaviour is a uncommon incidence” and burdened the “significance of shutting down baseless misinformation which causes a lot hurt”.

The spokesman added: “Matt needs to placed on report his due to TfL and the British Transport Police for his or her extraordinary work.”

A person could be heard repeatedly calling Mr Hancock a “assassin” in a clip extensively shared on social media.

A transport employee could be seen supporting the 44-year-old all through a lot of the incident.

Mr Hancock was well being secretary when the coronavirus pandemic struck and was a key determine within the lockdown restrictions and vaccine rollout that adopted.

He resigned after leaked CCTV picture confirmed him kissing an adviser in his workplace, in breach of his personal social distancing steering.

Mr Hancock angered colleagues and constituents by jetting to the Australian jungle to seem on the truth present however received some sympathy from TV voters to return third.

Having been stripped of the Conservative whip over the looks, he stated he wouldn’t contest his seat on the subsequent election when he’ll step down.