The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson

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Allies of Rishi Sunak were braced for the release to affect the party conference, which begins three days later. Adam Humphrey, HarperNonFiction publisher, said: “Nadine’s unique vantage point, unparalleled access to sources, and innate storytelling ability will provide readers of The Plot with a rare opportunity to walk the corridors of power and understand the behind-the-scenes machinations of Westminster.

The Mid Bedfordshire MP was also raised on Wednesday at the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. On 31 October 2006, Dorries introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, which would have reduced the time limit for abortion in Great Britain from 24 to 21 weeks; introduced a ten-day 'cooling-off' period for women wishing to have an abortion, during which time the woman would be required to undergo counselling; and accelerate access to abortion at the end of the cooling-off period. But the more people I talked to in the heart of Westminster, the deeper the story unfolded,” Dorries told the publisher. a b "Nadine Dorries MP explains her fear that all-women shortlists will create two classes of Conservative MP". On 9 June 2023, she announced that she was "standing down" as an MP "with immediate effect", rather than waiting for the next election, which would trigger a by-election in her constituency.The series began on 11 November 2012, but on 21 November, Dorries became the first contestant to be voted off the show. Tobias Ellwood referred to the manner of her departure as a "selfish charade" and an "undignified chapter. On 4 May 2011, Dorries proposed a bill to require that sex education in schools should include content promoting abstinence to girls aged 13–16, which was presented as teaching them "how to say no".

In an exchange with Iain Dale around the same time, she speculated that the issue could cost her party four million votes at the next general election. Rather than representing constituents, the council is concerned that your focus appears to have been firmly on your television show, upcoming book and political manoeuvres to embarrass the government for not appointing you to the House of Lords. Ms Dorries claims to have uncovered a “fault line” within the Conservative Party through conversations with Cabinet ministers, civil servants and party officials which form the basis of her account. She continued: "It is a fact that there is no affection for [Labour leader] Keir Starmer out on the doorstep. Dorries, however, said that Johnson "did not go far enough", saying the burka should have no place in Britain and it was "shameful that countries like France and Denmark are way ahead of us on this".She also clashed with David Cameron and George Osborne, describing them as "two arrogant posh boys".

In May 2007, she criticised Cameron for ignoring the recommendations of the Conservative public policy working group in favour of grammar schools. Thomas Duggins, "Adultery and the same-sex marriage bill" Archived 16 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Spectator (blog), 13 February 2013. In response to her resignation letter, Conservative MP Sir Robert Neill stated that Dorries had "become an embarrassment" and that her claims "were obviously motivated by personal bitterness and bile". Mr Case said: “Yes, was aware of those communications and have flagged them to both the chief whip and Speaker of the House.The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson YOU THINK YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE ELECTED ARE CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE. Clegg's apparent opposition was, for Dorries, a means of "blackmailing our Prime Minister", [169] and a question regarding Liberal Democrats' influence was the source of Cameron's description of Dorries as "extremely frustrated" at Prime Minister's questions on 7 September. Because the vacancy occurred so quickly and so close to D-day, the party provided my association with a shortlist of seventeen candidates, of which about five were women. Her resignation paves the way for another potentially awkward byelection for the Conservatives in what should be an ultra-safe Tory seat. In November 2020, Dorries attracted media criticism after rejecting an offer of cross-party talks to discuss a mental health support package for frontline NHS and care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nadine Dorries’ book on the downfall of Boris Johnson will be delayed until November because of “the required legal process”, the publisher has said. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to appoint Ms Dorries to the historical position of Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern on Tuesday - the arcane mechanism by which MPs can leave the Commons before an election.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's press secretary stated that "It’s obviously unusual to have an MP say they will resign with immediate effect and for that not to take place" while Sunak himself later publicly stated that "I think people deserve to have an MP that represents them, wherever they are".