The Conservatives have been controlled for 20 years by a cabal known as the “movement”, which brought down Boris Johnson as prime minister, Nadine Dorries has claimed in the latest extract from her new book.
The former culture secretary said the group, which she alleged included levelling up secretary Michael Gove, Mr Johnson’s ex-chief of staff Dominic Cummings and an adviser called Dougie Smith, also toppled Iain Duncan Smith as leader and undermined Liz Truss.
