Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been widely mocked after pictures emerged of him snogging an aide at the Department of Health HQ.
The Tory cabinet member faces serious questions after he breached social distancing rules while getting intimate with university friend Gina Coladangelo.
He has apologised, but refused to resign after details of the liaison became public in the early hours of this morning.
Bookmakers Ladbrokes today offered odds of 100/1 that the "lothario" politician would be a last-minute addition to the Live Island cast.
Predicting that he could soon have more time on his hands, the betting firm's spokeswoman Jessica O'Reilly said: "It appears Matt Hancock has been doing bits in Westminster, and if he's soon to be axed from his role as Health Secretary his odds of spending the summer in Majorca could be slashed."
Labour and the Lib Dems have called on Hancock - who was branded "f****** hopeless" by Boris Johnson in a text message to Dominic Cummings - to stand down.
Another political voice on the attack is Count Binface, who stood against Boris Johnson in 2019 and most recently finished ninth in the London mayoral election.
He posted: "The Health Secretary must be kicking himself that he’s committed adultery while working for a boss who places such a high importance on family values."
As pressure mounts on Mr Hancock over his shambolic handling of the Covid pandemic, he found himself becoming a figure of fun on social media today.
Many gleefully shared pictures of him leaping over fences and weeping on TV.
Another meme likened the married Health Secretary to comedy character Alan Partridge, while Mr Hancock's head was also imposed onto a scene from a Little Britain sketch.
In another more sinister doctored image, the politician was made to look like a giant spider.
Explosive images published overnight show the married Cabinet member in a passionate embrace with Mrs Coladangelo, who joined his team last year.
The images were reportedly taken on May 6 - at a time when Brits were being told to resist physical contact with people they did not live with.
Responding to the pictures today, Mr Hancock said: “I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances.
"I have let people down and am very sorry. I remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic, and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter.”
Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds said in a statement: "If Matt Hancock has been secretly having a relationship with an adviser in his office - who he personally appointed to a taxpayer-funded role - it is a blatant abuse of power and a clear conflict of interest.
"The charge sheet against Matt Hancock includes wasting taxpayers' money, leaving care homes exposed and now being accused of breaking his own Covid rules.
"His position is hopelessly untenable. Boris Johnson should sack him."
Following Mr Hancock's statement, she added: "He set the rules. He admits he broke them. He has to go. If he won't resign, the PM should sack him."
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said on Twitter : "The reason Matt Hancock should resign is that he is a terrible Health Secretary, not because of his private life.
"From the PPE scandal, the crisis in our care service and the unbelievably poor Test and Trace system, he has utterly failed."
Earlier, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said reports about his Cabinet colleague are a personal matter as he insisted Ms Coladangelo would have gone through an "incredibly rigorous process" to get the role.
"First of all, I think the actual issue is entirely personal for Matt Hancock," he told Sky News.
"In terms of rules, anyone who has been appointed has to go through an incredibly rigorous process in Government, so, whatever the rules are, the rules will have to be followed.
"There are no short cuts to that, as anyone who has had anything to do with the appointments system in the Civil Service knows."
He said there are "very strict rules in place" in terms of how advisers are appointed, adding: "I think it is a bit of red herring in this case."
Indoor meetings between people from different households or bubbles were banned, unless they were "reasonably necessary" for work until May 17.
Workplaces were advised to ensure that employees stuck to social distancing rules.
On May 16, Mr Hancock appeared on Sky's Sophie Ridge on Sunday show, calling on people to hug outside and to be "careful".
It was suggested that people should hug outside or in well-ventilated areas with their heads turned away from each other.
