This year’s Tory conference has seen a number of old faces as well as new – and the appearance of Boris Johnson’s former culture secretary at a More in Common event this evening has caused quite the stir. Nadine Dorries told delegates that her brief speech at a venue outside of the conference centre would be her only appearance at the 2024 Tory bash, labelling herself as an ‘old bird in politics’ and adding in classic Dorries style that she initially wanted to ‘turn down’ the invite. Charming…
On the leadership candidates, Dorries was pulling no punches either – especially with one contender in particular. When pressed on who she was backing to be next Tory leader, Dorries refused to settle on any one wannabe, but added pointedly:’I just know who they shouldn’t vote for at the moment.’ On a Kemi Badenoch win, the former culture secretary noted scathingly:
We all know how the [media] feel about Kemi Badenoch, don’t we? I’d be deeply concerned.
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