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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Nadine Dorries' gaffes and weird moments as top Tory stands down as MP

Nadine Dorries has dramatically quit as an MP and triggered a by-election as a final swipe at Rishi Sunak.

The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, said she would not fight the next election back in February but today released a bombshell statement saying she was going with immediate effect.

Only hours before, she had said wouldn't trigger a by-election but tonight she told TalkTV: "I can't reveal everything - something significant did happen to change my mind."

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