Nadine Dorries sends resignation letter to PM – and launches scathing assault on him

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has introduced she is resigning, after months of criticism over her absence from the House of Commons.

In her resignation letter, the Tory MP accused Rishi Sunak of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” towards her.

The letter to the prime minister mentioned: “It has been the greatest honour and privilege of my life to have served the good people of Mid Bedfordshire as their MP for 18 years and I count myself blessed to have worked in Westminster for almost a quarter of a century.

“Despite what some within the media and also you your self have implied, my group of caseworkers and I’ve continued to work for my constituents faithfully and diligently to today.”

The letter went on to say Mr Sunak had abandoned “the basic ideas of Conservatism” and “historical past won’t decide you kindly”.

Ms Dorries, a key ally of Boris Johnson, mentioned she was resigning with “immediate effect” on 9 June after she didn’t get a peerage in Mr Johnson’s resignation honours listing.

But having not formally vacated her seat, a by-election has not been capable of happen.

Ms Dorries mentioned she was delaying her exit to analyze why she was refused a seat within the House of Lords, however lots of her native Conservatives, constituents and fellow MPs accused her of “abandonning” the individuals of Mid Bedfordshire.

Both Flitwick and Shefford Town Council formally referred to as for her to resign.

Following the letter, a Conservative Party spokesman mentioned the occasion has already “selected a candidate and are ready for the by-election campaign”.

In the letter, Ms Dorries additionally accused Mr Sunak of main assaults on her leading to “the police having to visit my home and contact me on a number of occasions due to threats to my person”.

“The clearly orchestrated and almost daily personal attacks demonstrates the pitifully low level your government has descended to,” she wrote.

Attacking the prime minster’s file, she added: “Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie parliament where nothing meaningful has happened.

“You don’t have any mandate from the individuals and the federal government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?”