Nadine Dorries rapped for ‘groundless’ claim over Channel 4 reality show OLD Report could be obstacle to peerage for former culture secretary The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Nadine Dorries’s claims about Channel 4 documentary ‘groundless’ – MPs MPs said the former Culture Secretary may have used parliamentary privilege to “traduce” the reputation of Channel 4 Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022
Dorries claims about Channel 4 documentary ‘groundless’ – MPs MPs said the former Culture Secretary may have used parliamentary privilege to “traduce” the reputation of Channel 4. The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
MPs condemn Nadine Dorries for claims Channel 4 faked TV show Committee says ex-culture secretary’s claim that participants in reality TV show were actors is not credible The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Full list of 36 Tory MPs who didn't vote on fracking ban as Liz Truss faces rebellion The government descended into total chaos last night with reports of swearing, shouting and manhandling in parliament as the Conservative party and Liz Truss loyalists desperately clung on Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022
Dozens of babies died after 'harrowing' care at East Kent NHS trust - 45 may have lived A report into the East Kent Hospital Trust found as many as 45 babies could have survived between 2009 and 2020 if not for the "unacceptable" care they received from staff Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
BBC centenary: A history of the TV licence fee A look at the funding model’s past as the BBC marks its 100th anniversary. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Latest poll shows Tories losing more than 300 seats at next General Election A NEW poll has shown that the Conservative party could lose more than 300 seats if a General Election were held tomorrow. The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2022
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster among new peers with seat in House of Lords - see full list In a list released on a day of chaos for the government, TUC General-Secretary Frances O'Grady and retired Tory MP Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill, were appointed to the House of Lords Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022
Nadine Dorries accuses senior Tories of trying to ‘overturn democracy’ over ‘plot to remove Truss’ Ministers are said to be privately calling for Ms Truss to be ousted because of her handling of the economy Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2022
Fury as scheming Tories want Sunak and Mordaunt to 'take over' from Liz Truss NADINE Dorries has lashed out at senior Tories reportedly exploring the possibility of replacing Prime Minister Liz Truss with a joint ticket of… The National (Scotland) · Oct 14, 2022
Boris Johnson sets up private company - with shamed ex-PM allowed to claim £115k a year Mr Johnson, who announced his resignation in July after a string of scandals, will not use the new firm - The Office of Boris Johnson Ltd - for commercial business, a source close to him said Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022
Truss prepares battle with cabinet, MPs to quash Tory rebellion Liz Truss is preparing for battle with her ruling Conservative Party as she gears up for crunch meetings with backbench MPs and her cabinet in a bid to quash any attempt at rebellion just one month into her U.K. premiership. Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022
Liz Truss on verge of major U-turn on real-terms benefits cut Exclusive: Tory MPs warn PM she would lose vote on increasing benefits only in line with earnings rather than inflation The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022 Nadine Dorries faces being blocked from House of Lords over claims she misled MPs The former Culture Secretary has for weeks been expected to get a peerage from Boris Johnson - but now a Commons committee will hold talks as soon as Tuesday on whether her elevation should be stopped
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022 Dorries warns Tories of election wipeout as ministers call for unity Ex-minister urges Truss to stop being a ‘disrupter’ and calls on her to ‘start engaging with the parliamentary party’
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022 Nadine Dorries warns fellow Tories of ‘complete wipeout’ in early general election Former culture secretary says Boris Johnson’s return cannot be ruled out but is ‘extremely unlikely’
Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022 Nadine Dorries warns Tories face 'complete wipeout' and won't rule out Johnson comeback The former Culture Secretary warned the Conservatives would probably face 'complete wipeout' if there was a general election tomorrow - and said 'I don't rule anything out'
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022 Truss and Kwarteng will face fury of Tory MPs in week of crisis meetings The PM and chancellor will try to stop panic spreading through the party after their high-risk economic plan threatens a ‘death spiral’
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 Cabinet ministers urge Tories to rally behind Truss or risk election defeat The appeal for unity comes as fresh polling puts PM’s personal approval rating at minus 47.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 Ministers urge Tories to rally behind Liz Truss as ‘Cabinet ambush planned over benefits’ Appeal for unity comes as fresh polling puts PM’s personal approval rating at minus 47
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 Boris Johnson ‘full of energy with no bitterness’ after being ousted – Dorries The former culture secretary said the ex-Prime Minister was ‘swinging a cricket bat’ when she went to see him earlier this week.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 Fair play to Truss: stripped of competence or compassion, her extremism is refreshingly clear This is how bad governments die - with the mask fallen away, their worst face revealed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 Digested week: welcome to the parallel universe of Trussia Alternate realities seemed to be possible at the Tory conference. It was hard keeping up with the PM’s U-turns
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 ‘Omnifactional warfare’: the view from within the fractured Truss-era Tory party The phrase ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ explains some of the curious coalitions that are forming, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls