Nadine Dorries has stood down as an MP and these 21 facepalms and foul-ups are the perfect goodbye
12. When she tried to troll Dominic Cummings
Good grief. https://t.co/bZhozhCiA4
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) May 27, 2021
13. When she thought the internet was 10 years old
@NadineDorries “We’ve had 10 years of the internet”. 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/L2xQvFN6wz
— Niall Quinn (@niallquinn1990) February 5, 2022
14. When she appointed the new (and briefly) appointed Chancellor like this
15. When she complained Britain wouldn’t have any MEPs after Brexit
Anyway here’s brexiter Nadine Dorries complaining that we won’t have any MEPs after Brexit pic.twitter.com/GmueMTK2b9
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 17, 2018
16. When she made this schoolboy error about Channel 5
I love how @NadineDorries justifies privatising Channel 4 by claiming that Channel 5 was privatised 3 to 5 years ago. Channel 5 launched in 1997 as a private business as a result of a franchise auction but I guess you couldn’t expect the Culture Secretary to know this 🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/9kbQVHZM3t
— Benjamin Cohen (@benjamincohen) April 28, 2022
17. When she confused rugby union with rugby league
AUDIO of gaffe by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries during speech at a Rugby League World Cup social impact event in St Helens earlier.
“I’ve always quite liked the idea of rugby league – my long-standing memory is that 2003 drop-goal… Wow, what a moment that was.” Listen 👇 pic.twitter.com/wD1FPJaK1e— Dan Roan (@danroan) June 30, 2022
18. When she shouted ‘you’re boring’ at Keir Starmer during PMQs
I’m not saying Boris Johnson’s closest allies have run out of defences for his actions, but the Culture Secretary is now just shouting “you’re boring” at the leader of the opposition. pic.twitter.com/eVbLHk1rMm
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) July 18, 2022
19. When her snarl became a meme
PM Boris Johnson has “given his apology,” and “we’ll wait to see” what the Met Police’s findings are, says Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries
“He’s going to implement the recommendations [of the Sue Gray report]… because that is leadership”https://t.co/2LcMpn0V61 pic.twitter.com/TzT9Wx4V9x
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 31, 2022
This is a fantastic photo. It shows her true colours. That is a proper snarl.
It would be a shame if it were to be retweeted.@NadineDorries looks so good here. Lol. pic.twitter.com/A02BgjnCxk— You knows it clart. (@stevefriswell) January 31, 2022
20. When she said the Conservatives had created more jobs in Hartlepool than there are people in Hartlepool
Is Nadine Dorries the thickest person ever to have walked the halls of power in the U.K.?#HartlepoolByElection #NeverVoteConservative pic.twitter.com/wrEjhKcrjx
— Chris Ballingall 🏴🇪🇺🇺🇦🏳️🌈🐟😷 (@Chrisballingall) May 3, 2021
21. When she went full David Brent on Newsnight
30 seconds of pure shambles pic.twitter.com/LYp1YY0EZy
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) September 1, 2022
There was also the time she said this about gay marriage
And as that last one suggested, not all of it was a laughing matter, such as when she said this about LBC presenter James O’Brien.
And this.
We’re already looking forward to James O’Brien’s LBC show on Monday. But if you can’t wait that long …
Bet she wrote to the wrong chief whip. https://t.co/HSexlWbhuM
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 9, 2023