The Mid Bedfordshire MP announced she would be resigning with 'immediate effect' in June, but having not officially vacated her seat, a by-election was not able to take place.
The Mid Bedfordshire MP announced she would be resigning with"immediate effect" in June, but having not officially vacated her seat, a by-election was not able to take place.Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has announced 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" against her. The letter to the prime minister said:"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 in the media and you yourself have implied, my team of caseworkers and I have continued to work for my constituents faithfully and diligently to this day." The letter went on to say Mr Sunak had abandoned"the fundamental principles of Conservatism" and"history will not judge you kindly".on 9 June after she failed to get a peerage in Mr Johnson's resignation honours list.More from Politics
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