Mid Bedfordshire residents say Dorries ‘should have gone long ago’
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esidents residing in Mid Bedfordshire have mentioned their former MP Nadine Dorries “should have gone long ago”.
The Conservative former tradition secretary lastly handed in her resignation on Saturday, 11 weeks after she vowed to go – with a by-election now beckoning for the constituency.
Members of the general public in Flitwick mentioned Ms Dorries had remained in her function for too lengthy, and admitted they’d vote in another way within the coming by-election.
On Sunday, Tricia Harris, 57, a leisure employee residing within the city, instructed the PA news company: “I’m pleased she’s gone – it’s about time. It was embarrassing for us, and it was embarrassing for her.
“She spent so long hanging on for no reason.”
Kate Massink, 67, a part-time care employee from close by Toddington, mentioned of the resignation: “I thought it was the best thing that’s happened for a long time. She should have gone long ago.
“I’ve voted Conservative for many years, but because of her and a lot of other things I wouldn’t do it again. In the next by-election, certainly not.
“She has done nothing for out constituency for a long time. We’ve sent her email after email – nothing.”
Ms Massink mentioned she was “torn” between voting for Labour or the Liberal Democrats however mentioned “they need to convince me and other people”.
Richard Wilson, 61, who lives in Flitwick and is retired, mentioned the resignation had “taken too long”.
He mentioned he would proceed to vote Conservative as he likes Festus Akinbusoye, who was introduced because the occasion’s candidate for the Mid Bedfordshire seat having beforehand been Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
But Mr Wilson added that he wished to see tangible motion, saying: “There needs to be somebody who’s actually going to say what they’re going to do and do it.”