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Nadine Dorries’ scathing resignation letter to the PM is straight out of the Westminster soap opera
A mere 78 days after resigning with immediate effect, Nadine Dorries appears to have finally done the deed.
She published the letter behind a paywall on the Daily mail site, but it was also shared in full by the BBC, which you can read here.
These are some highlights – or lowlights.
‘What many of the CEOs I spoke to in the tech sector and business leaders really wanted was meaningful regulatory reform from you as chancellor to enable companies not only to establish in the UK, but to list on the London Stock Exchange rather than New York. You flashed your gleaming smile in your Prada shoes and Savile Row suit from behind a camera, but you just weren’t listening.’
‘Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of prime minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?’
‘You have abandoned the fundamental principles of Conservatism. History will not judge you kindly.’
As Carol Vorderman noted, some of it was absolutely true. Even a stopped clock etc. etc.
Nadine Dorries RESIGNS
Part of her letter to Rishi Sunak below
"Since you took office…the country is run by a zombie parliament……"Ooofffff, for once I can't disagree with this final hilarious huff ⏬️
Altho she did it through a paid version of Mail Online. Jeeeez 🙄 pic.twitter.com/6nf88Y61TR
— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) August 26, 2023
We don’t yet know what Sunak thought of the development, but here’s what a lot of other people had to say about it.
1.
A suitably tawdry career culmination for a truly awful person. https://t.co/KwGCUDO4Iy
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 26, 2023
2.
In other news, I have quit primary school. https://t.co/69jg1kUeCx
— David KC (@DavidMuttering) August 26, 2023
3.
Nadine Dorries has finally resigned her Commons seat, two months after promising to quit "with immediate effect"
She wants to spend more time on GB News and writing her book "It's not fair, I should have got a peerage"https://t.co/hzd96IS6Vg
— Louis 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 〓〓 💙 Defend the right to vote (@LouisHenwood) August 26, 2023
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It's a sad day when Nadine Dorries resorts to telling the truth. pic.twitter.com/vD8IHMegKj
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) August 26, 2023
5.
Exit, pursued by a 'WAAAAAHHHH'.
— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) August 26, 2023
6.
She should un-resign again just for the banter.#NadineDorries
— Sooz Kempner @ the Edinburgh Fringe until Aug 28th (@SoozUK) August 26, 2023
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just occasionally you get a good news story 👋🖕 https://t.co/nRy5WGdjzN
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) August 26, 2023
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https://t.co/p0JWLTIwNt pic.twitter.com/Wf6ryxi8HM
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) August 26, 2023
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Dorries’ resignation letter in full pic.twitter.com/OA9J58ccHL
— Gwdihŵ 🦉 (@youwouldknow) August 26, 2023
10.
Sad to see Nadine Dorries stepping down after her long and heroic battle with logic, coherence and the English language.
— paul bassett davies buy my damn books (@thewritertype) August 26, 2023
11.
Well cor f*** me. This is the mother and father of all resignation letters from @NadineDorries . It is a hypersonic missile with a nuclear warhead – and deliciously personal, positively dripping disdain for @RishiSunak https://t.co/SPmZyLskKb
— Jon Sopel (@jonsopel) August 26, 2023
12.
Nadine Dorries has just written every Labour leaflet for the next election.
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) August 26, 2023