Nadine Dorries

[tomus42]

Despite promising to resign with immediate effect last week, she hasn't done it yet. Any ideas what's going on there?

[Gromit]

I reckon Dorries and Johnson had done a deal and that Sunak has thwarted it.
Johnson wanted a safe seat and Dorries was in one. He promised her a seat in the Lords if she resigned and they made a deal. Boris would resign his seat and Dorries hers, and Boris would fight her seat as an Independent.
So duly they both resigned in a coordinated action. Then No.10 released the Resignation Honours List, and Dorries’ name had been expurged, and their plan fell apart.
Now she is recinding her resignation because it is of no advantage anymore.

[Zacs-Master]

You’ve been watch Yes, Minister again haven’t you, Grom?

[Ellipsis]

It's almost like she has no integrity ...

Let's open the popcorn and watch the Tory party rip itself apart even more than it has already.

[Gromit]

ZM
What happened (or didn’t happen) between her resigning, and today reminding that resignation?

[youngmafbog]

These days a day in politics is a long time Gromit!

[anneasquith]

Whatever dories is up to, be assured she’s up to no good .

[youngmafbog]

Do you think that because she is from Liverpool Anne?

[anneasquith]

No, I like the people of Liverpool.
They have a great sense of humour .

[youngmafbog]

I was being facetious Anne, I know you are far too straight laced to suggest such a thing.

Sorry. :-)

[anneasquith]

Oh ..

[Peter Pedant]

Boris promised her a free ticket on the Lords gravy-train, which in fairness to Boris it was not he who rescinded the ticket.

because he did not have the power to dish out free tickets to all and sundery like his Da; and Bruvva

[Peter Pedant]

Let's open the po?"pcorn and watch the Tory party rip itself apart even more than it has already.

yes ( PP pouts prettily, and takes a few precious careful steps forward)
I said to my local councillor Carmine Grimshaw
who asked " why on earth didnt he go quietly?"

[Gromit]

Those wondering how Dorries would survive on just her GBNews salary are forgetting she is a successful novelist with numerous books published.

[gulliver1]

Thought Boris's Dorries had gone.

[Peter Pedant]

No gullz
Like a true Tory she SAID she was going stat
and people are asking - what are you doing still here
and she is now..... clarifying

a bit like her fave - Boris "I was never at a party during lockdown"

[anneasquith]

We all did. She must be hanging on for something !!!. Maybe it’s Boris himself . Lol

[Peter Pedant]

sozza
that should be
can you really believe ANYTHING a tory says?

hur hur hur

[Peter Pedant]

oh come on,
be fair
there are lots of people who say one day " X"
and then clarify it the next day to " not-X"
( and keep a straight face)

[Gromit]

We are witnessing the schism of the Conservative Party. It started 50 years ago but is coming to a head on Monday. Revolt has been fairly standard in the party for a couple of decades, but we have entered a new phase - one of mutiny.
A bloody day in prospect for Monday. No idea how that is going to pan out. Sunak needs to be very careful and show true leadership.