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...A row is erupting between the government and former culture secretary Nadine Dorries over her refusal to submit the manuscript of her “damning” new book about Boris Johnson’s downfall for review....
...Nadine Dorries, a former minister and friend of Johnson, said the story was “rubbish” and had been planted by Number 10 to try to placate rightwing Tory MPs following Anderson’s defection....
...A campaign to force “absentee MP” Nadine Dorries to attend parliament or face a by-election this autumn is being spearheaded by the chair of the Commons standards committee....
...Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has announced she is quitting parliament, triggering a by-election in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency that will cause a headache for Rishi Sunak....
...And Robert is holding Nick Timothy and Julian Smith, although I think he probably does get some kudos for having sold Nadine Dorries early....
...Lucy Fisher William, final question to you....
...political momentum following damaging revelations about the UK’s response to the pandemic in the Covid-19 public inquiry, and lurid claims about unnamed Tory MPs in a new book by former culture secretary Nadine...
...Lucy Fisher(Laughter) Seen only in the entertainment districts of major cities....
...Labour secured victory in Mid Beds, previously held by former culture secretary Nadine Dorries, after a three-way fight with the Liberal Democrats....
...Johnson’s was the second shock parliamentary resignation of the day, after his close ally Nadine Dorries announced she was quitting the Commons “with immediate effect”....
...Sunak’s Conservative party will also have to defend the seats previously held by Johnson and another of his supporters, Nadine Dorries, who both resigned as MPs on Friday....
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...Lucy FisherThat she’s going to, you know, this is gonna be the autumn of Nadine Dorries. She is a street fighter. She’s got a book out....
...Two former MPs who had expected to receive peerages from Johnson — Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams — have announced they are also quitting the Commons, prompting three parliamentary by-elections....
...Nadine Dorries, a Johnson ally who is stalling on her threat to stand down as an MP, said: “Any Conservative who would vote for this report is fundamentally not a Conservative and will be held to account...
...Nadine Dorries, a former minister who tells colleagues she wants to make life as difficult for Sunak as possible, may soon carry out her threat to quit as an MP....
...Marc Filippino Lucy Fisher is the FT’s Whitehall editor. Thanks, Lucy. Lucy Fisher Thanks, Mark....
...I’m going to pick Nadine Dorries as a sell, which I know is odd because she’s virtually a penny stock in political terms anyway....
...Lucy Fisher(Laughs) Robert, who are you buying?...
...Lucy Fisher Well, I’m sure he is. I agree....
...Fisher gauges the chills just right, staying within the delicious-frisson zone and stopping short of anything that might cause nightmares....
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