HarperCollins to publish Nadine Dorries’ e-book on Boris Johnson’s downfall
N
adine Dorries has written a e-book titled The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, attributable to be printed days earlier than the Tory Party convention in September.
The former prime minister’s staunch ally claims to have uncovered a “fault line” throughout the Conservative Party by way of conversations with cupboard ministers, civil servants and social gathering officers which type the premise of her account.
The e-book, for which Ms Dorries obtained £20,500 as a partial advance from HarperCollins, is billed because the story of “treachery and deceit at the heart of the Westminster machine”.
It is ready to hit the stands on September 28 – simply three days earlier than Conservatives convene for the annual social gathering convention on October 1.
The former tradition secretary mentioned: “I had wanted to discover the forces behind the downfall of the prime minister. Instead, I found a fault line within the Conservative party stretching back decades, and a history of deception fuelled by the darkest political arts.
“If you thought that power flowed from the people into Parliament, be prepared to think again.”
Ms Dorries was amongst eight Conservative parliamentarians not too long ago rebuked for her conduct in relation to the Privileges Committee investigation of Mr Johnson.
The cross-party panel, which in the end discovered Mr Johnson lied to MPs along with his repeated denials of pandemic-era events in Downing Street, accused his loyalists of a coordinated try and undermine its work.
The Privileges Committee in the end triggered Mr Johnson’s resignation from Parliament in protest at its advice that he ought to face a prolonged suspension for deceptive the Commons.
His supporters attacked the Labour-led however Tory-majority panel as a “witch hunt” and “kangaroo court” – with the previous PM discovered to be complicit within the marketing campaign.
Ms Dorries, maybe Mr Johnson’s staunchest ally, has introduced her intention to give up as an MP however is but to take action formally as she seeks solutions over the peerage she by no means obtained in his resignation honours listing.
HarperCollins mentioned The Plot goals to hint Mr Johnson’s rise to energy with a landslide victory within the 2019 election to his prime ministerial downfall three years later.
The former prime minister was in the end compelled out of No 10 after shedding the arrogance of his social gathering following a sequence of political crises.
Adam Humphrey, HarperNonFiction writer, mentioned: “Nadine’s unique vantage point, unparalleled access to sources, and innate storytelling ability will provide readers of The Plot with a rare opportunity to walk the corridors of power and understand the behind-the-scenes machinations of Westminster.
“The Plot is an urgent look at how our government really operates, and I look forward to it adding to the current political discourse.”