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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Nadine Dorries mocked on social media for saying more people were cheering than booing Boris Johnson

AP

Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been accused of “taking voters for fools” after claiming that there were more people cheering than booing at Boris Johnson at Friday’s Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

In a tweet on Friday evening, Ms Dorries suggested that the media had exaggerated the scale of jeers faced by the prime minister for the sake of sensational headlines.

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