Nadine Dorries

The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson backer has criticised Tory MPs who backed Rishi Sunak to take over as PM.

“The elite, the faux political intellectuals, you know who I’m talking about – those who believe they know better than anyone else, bet everything on a Rishi bounce… “After much soul-searching, I have decided not to stand as an MP at the next general election. I’m afraid it’s this behaviour that I now just have to remove myself from.

The former cabinet minister said she had made the decision after “much soul searching” and as a result of the Conservatives' plummeting poll ratings.

“The party was five points behind on the day Boris was ousted … I’m just getting through the emotional aspect of leaving a job I loved for 19 years.” “After much soul searching, I have decided not to stand as an MP at the next general election. “There is no way on God’s earth that those who plotted to depose Boris Johnson expected to be in the position we’re in today,” she said. [Liz Truss ](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/liz-truss/)and [President Zelensky’s historic visit to the UK](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/volodymyr-zelenskyy-emotional-plea-for-uk-jets-in-battle-against-russia_uk_63e3a947e4b0c2b49ae6f039). [Nadine Dorries ](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nadine-dorries-announces-she-is-standing-down-at-the-next-election_uk_63e548cbe4b0255caaea3b63)has become the latest Tory MP to announce that she is standing down at the next election.

Staunch Boris Johnson ally hits out at 'stupidity' of colleagues and at Rishi Sunak supporters, blaming them for party's polls slump.

“That’s the worst, weakest, and least attractive position for any government to find itself in. “The party was five points behind on the day Boris was ousted … “Fight for what? he said, ‘Nads – stay’.” how the party is behaving now, I don’t see any way. I’m afraid it’s this behaviour I now just have to remove myself from.”

She said: “Those MPs who drank the Kool-Aid and got rid of Boris Johnson are already asking themselves the question: who next? And I'm afraid that the lack of ...

I’m just getting through the emotional aspect of leaving a job I loved for 19 years.” “The elite, the faux political intellectuals, you know who I’m talking about – those who believe they know better than anyone else, bet everything on a Rishi bounce… She said: “Those MPs who drank the Kool-Aid and got rid of Boris Johnson are already asking themselves the question: who next?

Boris Johnson loyalist announces on TalkTV that 'sheer stupidity' of his removal as PM led to her decision.

[said he would step down](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/07/matt-hancock-will-not-stand-conservatives-next-election) following the row over his appearance on I’m a Celebrity … “The elite, the faux political intellectuals, you know who I’m talking about – those who believe they know better than anyone else, bet everything on a Rishi bounce … It has also been suggested that she is in line for a peerage, as part of Johnson’s resignation honours list. I’m just getting through the emotional aspect of leaving a job I loved for 19 years.” And I’m afraid that the lack of cohesion, the infighting and occasionally the sheer stupidity from those who think we could remove a sitting prime minister, who secured a higher percentage of the vote share than Tony Blair did in 1997, just three short years ago … “That they could do that and the public would let us get away with it.

The ex-culture secretary and Mid Bedfordshire MP blames her party's decision to oust Boris Johnson.

I'm afraid it's this behaviour that I now just have to remove myself from." She was elected with a majority of more than 24,000 at the 2019 election. Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has said she will not be standing as an MP at the next general election.

Senior Tory MP Nadine Dorries said she is standing down at the next election, blaming the "infighting and stupidity" that led to Boris Johnson's demise.

"The elite, the faux political intellectuals, you know who I'm talking about - those who believe they know better than anyone else, bet everything on a Rishi bounce... Oh gosh, I've just said it out loud, there's no going back now." She is the latest senior Tory MP to announce she will be standing down at the next election. Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has announced she is standing down as an MP at the next general election, blaming the "sheer stupidity" of her colleagues who "got rid of Boris Johnson". She continued: "There is no way on God's earth that those who plotted to depose Boris Johnson expected to be in the position we're in today, Senior Tory MP Nadine Dorries said she is standing down at the next election, blaming the "infighting and stupidity" that led to Boris Johnson's demise.

The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson backer has criticised Tory MPs who backed Rishi Sunak to take over as PM.

“The elite, the faux political intellectuals, you know who I’m talking about – those who believe they know better than anyone else, bet everything on a Rishi bounce… “After much soul-searching, I have decided not to stand as an MP at the next general election. I’m afraid it’s this behaviour that I now just have to remove myself from.

Nadine Dorries announced on her Talk TV show that she will quit parliament at the next election, joining a list of departing Tory MPs.

The seething resentment among many Tory members about the way that their hero Johnson was ousted was further compounded when their own choice of successor – Nadine Dorries has no doubts about why her party remains becalmed in the doldrums with no hint of revival on the horizon: the voters will not forgive or forget the knifing of Boris by his own MPs. The only remaining question is the size of that defeat: will it simply be a narrow victory for Sir Keir Starmer’s reinvigorated Labour party?

Former culture secretary blasts ousting of Boris Johnson as she announces decision on her TalkTV programme.

I’m just getting through the emotional aspect of leaving a job I loved for 19 years.” and that was a poll deficit that would have burnt away like a summer’s mist on a morning lawn in the heat of a general election campaign. “That’s the worst, weakest, and least attractive position for any Government to find itself in,” she said. “The Conservatives are polling worse now than in 1997 when they were thrashed by Labour. “After much soul-searching, I have decided not to stand as an MP at the next General Election,” she said. We blew it.” Oh gosh, I’ve just said it out loud – there’s no going back now.” I think we blew it the day we got rid of our election winner. Earlier on Thursday, Jo Gideon said she would not be standing again in Stoke-on-Trent, which she won narrowly in 2019. [ousted Mr Johnson as leader](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/07/how-boris-johnson-went-defiance-resignation-24-hours/) and blasted the Tories for “infighting” and “stupidity”. he said, ‘Nads stay’.” [the poll rating](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/12/13/labour-track-majority-next-general-election-new-poll-finds/) of the Conservative Party, we are now likely to go to the wire in January 2025.”

She made the announcement on her Talk TV show – blaming the lack of cohesion of the Conservatives, the sheer stupidity of her colleagues and the booting out of ...

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