The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson

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Swaine, Jon (23 January 2010). "MPs' expenses: Nadine Dorries's neighbours to give evidence over second home claims". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010 . Retrieved 18 May 2010.

LoveReading exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Dorries initially supported David Davis to become Conservative leader in 2005, [21] later withdrawing her endorsement. [22] David Cameron, the successful candidate, though "represent[s] everything that through my life ... [I have] been suspicious of." [23] In May 2007, she criticised Cameron for ignoring the recommendations of the Conservative public policy working group in favour of grammar schools. [24] However, she did defend the selection of Liz Truss in 2009, whose Conservative candidature was called into question after an extra-marital affair was revealed. [25]She also accused the Tory leader of abandoning “the fundamental principles of Conservatism”, telling him: “History will not judge you kindly.” Tory MPs and other sources have been given the names of James Bond characters to preserve their anonymity in the volume, which claims there was a three-year Westminster plot to bring the former prime minister down. Nadine Dorries | Head of Zeus". Head of Zeus. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022 . Retrieved 6 July 2022.

Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p.140. ISBN 978-0593073483. As Nadine Bargery, she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Hazel Grove, near Manchester in spring 2000. Her candidacy split the constituency party, and she was briefly deselected in August [15] before being imposed by Conservative Central Office. Standing for the seat at the 2001 general election, she was unsuccessful in her attempt to succeed the Liberal Democrat candidate Andrew Stunell, who retained the seat with a majority of 8,435 votes. [16] Dorries worked for three years [17] as a special adviser to Oliver Letwin, when Shadow Chancellor, to sort out his relations with the media amongst other things. [10] Parliamentary career (2005–2023) Herself as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Waterson, Jim; Hern, Alex (20 May 2022). "Production company disputes Nadine Dorries' claim Channel 4 faked reality show". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 August 2023.people Dave should fear: Nadine Dorries". New Statesman. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. It became public knowledge in September 2013 that Dorries had signed a three-book deal for a six-figure advance; [138] [139] her first book was published the following April. [140] a b Modell, David (17 May 2008). "Christian fundamentalists fighting spiritual battle in Parliament". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011 . Retrieved 30 January 2012.

Mrs Dorries, who has three teenage children, easily beat her 11 rivals and won the plum safe seat on the first ballot at the selection this weekend. Party officials were thrilled that the seat has gone to a woman. Previously, only two women had been selected in the 17 safe seats where sitting MPs have retired. Senior party figures had made clear to local dignitaries that they would like the seat to go to a woman and presented the constituency with a shortlist of seven women and five men to underline the point. [20] In a letter to Sunak published on 26 August, Dorries explicitly signified her resignation as an MP while criticising his administration, accusing him of abandoning the "fundamental principles of Conservatism" and "opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy against one of his own MPs". [130] [131] [132] In response to her resignation letter, Conservative MP Sir Robert Neill stated that Dorries had "become an embarrassment" and that her claims "were obviously motivated by personal bitterness and bile". [133] Tobias Ellwood referred to the manner of her departure as a "selfish charade" and an "undignified chapter... an episode of colleagues throwing their teddies in the corner, in this case for simply not getting a peerage". [134] From 1978 to 1981, Dorries was a nurse in Warrington and Liverpool according to a 2009 report. [12] Her CV when she was a parliamentary candidate in 2001 stated Liverpool and London as places where she worked as a nurse. [11] She left the Liverpool area after she married mining engineer Paul Dorries. Hinsliff, Gaby (23 May 2009). "Telegraph lawyers shut down Tory MP's blog". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Waterson, Jim (5 January 2023). "Channel 4 privatisation plans formally abandoned". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 August 2023.When Boris Johnson came to power in 2019, he did so with the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. Rewriting the political map, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same members who had once greeted his leadership so rapturously. The world according to Nadine Dorries". The Telegraph. 4 November 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. , citing Dorries blog

The former prime minister gave Tory MPs the green light to help the former culture secretary on her book, entitled The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson. a b Mulholland, Hélène (6 November 2012). "Tory party suspends Nadine Dorries". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. a b c "Tory MP Demands Apology". Liverpool Echo. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.The Cabinet Secretary claimed on Wednesday that Ms Dorries sent “forceful” messages to senior civil servants threatening to use her platform in the Commons to find out why she was denied a peerage. In a debate on Woman's Hour, broadcast on 22 August 2001, Dorries (as Nadine Bargery) had advocated all-women shortlists if the behaviour of Conservative selection committees did not change. [201] In 2009 though, Dorries was highly critical of Cameron's proposal to consider using all-women shortlists, arguing against a move which would create "two classes of MPs". She wrote that "Sometimes I feel sorry for some of the Labour women who were selected via all-women shortlists. Everyone knows who they are. They are constantly derided." [19] Personal life Dorries, Nadine (17 November 2009). "Liz Truss case not typical of Tories". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. I was given permission to tell her anything and I was with him over the last six months. Should be an interesting read.”