Philip Hensher

How has the Conservative party’s ‘Dr No’ escaped everyone’s notice for so long?

This malevolent figure has been at the centre of the party for more than 40 years, says Nadine Dorries. But nothing in The Plot bears much relation to reality

Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson at Henbury Farm, Dorset, where Wessex Internet were laying fibre optics last summer. [Getty Images]
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  • The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson

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    HarperCollins, pp. 352, £25

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