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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adam Forrest

‘Why are you asking me that?’ Nadine Dorries won’t say how much she talks to Boris Johnson in bizarre interview

BBC Breakfast

Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has refused to say how much she “communicates” with Boris Johnson in an awkward interview over the prime minister’s battle to save his premiership.

The culture secretary – a fierce defender of Mr Johnson during the Partygate scandal – was asked on BBC Breakfast if she had spoken to Mr Johnson in the past 24 hours.

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