Matt Hancock has taken part in a "heated podcast" in which he was grilled about his departure from the front bench.

       The former Health Secretary was accompanied by Gina Coladangelo, his girlfriend, to the interview with Steven Bartlett, the newest Dragon on Dragons' Den and the founder of social media marketing agency Social Chain.

       Mr Bartlett said the podcast would touch on "partygate", where the infamous CCTV footage of Mr Hancock and Ms Coladangelo had come from, and mistakes the former Health Secretary had made.

       "This is the first time in the history of The Diary Of A CEO that things got a little heated between me and a guest at one point," the entrepreneur wrote.

       "However, Matt did answer all of the tough questions I asked him and nothing will be edited out."