Nadine Dorries

The Culture Secretary talked about people being able to 'downstream' films online, and referred to tennis courts as 'pitches'

She went on to say that her department was also “responsible for everything to do with sport, making sure you’ve got football pitches and that you have tennis pitches in your communities where you can play and exercise your sport”. The Secretary of State said she wanted to “make the internet in the UK the safest internet in the world”. In a TikTok video, Nadine Dorries is heard talking about people being able to “downstream” – rather than download – films online, and refers to tennis courts as “pitches”.

Dyslexia didn't make her consistently vote against helping the disabled. Dyslexia didn't make her vote to cut funding to children with special educational needs ...

Dyslexia didn’t make her vote to cut funding to children with special educational needs, like her own. Dyslexia didn’t make her fabricate content for her Westminster blog. Dyslexia didn’t make her consistently vote against helping the disabled.

Anyone fancy "exercising your sports" on a "tennis pitch" before "downstreaming" some movies? Didn't think so.

Dorries also fronts the Whitehall department in charge of sport, which involves “tennis pitches” (they’re usually referred to as courts), which is one of the places where you can “exercise your sports”. One of her goals is to “make the internet in the UK the safest internet in the world”. The internet doesn’t really have national boundaries. She told Evans her department is responsible for broadband, which means “you can downstream your movies” at home.

'Dyslexia affects people differently. For me, it affects my speech more than my writing', culture secretary says.

But I’ve found it tough seeing commentators and media outlets mock me for something that is beyond my control.” I’ve been in politics a long time and you grow a thick skin. “Dyslexia affects people differently.

Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has waded into the "debate" on trans women's participation in sport, insisting it is "impossible".

Asked by Dan Wootton whether she would consider legislating against trans women playing sports, Nadine Dorries said: “I hate making laws. 'I am absolutely of the opinion that it is impossible for a trans woman to compete in women’s sport' In an interview with so-called news outlet GB News, Dorries told Dan Wootton: “I am absolutely of the opinion that it is impossible for a trans woman to compete in women’s sport.

Culture secretary says disability makes it difficult to find the correct expression when speaking.

For other dyslexia sufferers, we learn that it’s what you achieve in life that counts, not what those who mock you say.” But I’ve found it tough seeing commentators and media outlets mock me for something that is beyond my control. Sometimes it’s funny and I laugh it off … but mostly, it’s just difficult,” Dorries said.

'To hear Nadine Dorries mention dyslexia as an excuse for her getting her words wrong is a sore subject when there are so many children struggling' says one ...

In her Twitter thread, Ms Dorries said: “Dyslexia affects people differently. Instead, the Government has narrowed the curriculum and made it more difficult for children to access the arts – some schools don’t offer drama as a GCSE now. Ms Watkins said: “I feel like she is trying to use dyslexia to gain sympathy… “So to hear Nadine Dorries mention dyslexia as an excuse for her getting her words wrong is a sore subject when there are so many children struggling with it and not getting the help and access to subjects they need.” She deserves no sympathy.” Nadine Dorries has done nothing to challenge this and shown no empathy.