In 1984, she married financial adviser Paul Dorries. She came late to active politics, and until 1997, had considered joining Labour. However, she disliked Tony Blair's attitude to the Right to Buy scheme. Set up by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, it allowed council tenants to buy their flat or house.
In 2005, Dorries was elected MP for Mid Bedfordshire, a seat she has retained since, enjoying a majority of more than 24,000 at the last general election. But it is her exploits outside Westminster which have gained her exposure far beyond that of most backbenchers.Nadine Dorries loses control during an event to mark Red Tractor Week at Covent Garden, London 2007
The thought of her appearing 12,000 miles away on peak-time TV while other MPs were at work was almost as unappetising to senior Conservatives, whoIn 2013, Dorries signed a contract to write the Four Streets series of novels based on her experience of growing up in Liverpool. Savaged by the critics, they went on to become best-sellers, as did the Lovely Lane series, about a group of young nurses in the city.
But Dorries expressed her admiration for Mr Cameron's fellow Old Etonian Boris Johnson and they became firm allies. She was a strong supporter of Leave in the Brexit referendum and, when Johnson entered Downing Street in 2019, he made her a health minister.diagnosed with Covid, There was surprise and considerable scorn in the media and among politicians and celebrities when Johnson made Dorries culture secretary.
You missed off inept.
Congratulations. Let us gather more good people inside the cabinet so that bad leaders do not simply send our soldiers away to suffer, destroy, kill or get kill in another country. We want them to stay home with a good leader to protect our country and they can visit their family
She seems a pretty normal person to me
Well done Nadine you're a winner.
The BBC, once a great institution, now a left wing mouthpiece.
BBCBias at it again. An embarrassing appointment that the world is laughing at..
reports a fraudulent expenses claimant who is happy to eat ostriches arses on TV for a nations entertainment is now culture minister. I ask myself regularly how low can the UK & BBC sink, & then am surprised by how much further they both plunge in to the foetid abyss.
So fully experienced then?
This is actual gaslighting. Its like trying to overhype a cheese sandwich.
Bizarre way to describe her. It’s like a highly embellished descriptive paragraph on a chancer’s CV - except it’s “reporting” by the national broadcaster. I’ve never been a BBC basher but some of their output on the cabinet reshuffle has been like releases from Central Office
Oh please, when did the BBC become a PR agency for incompetents.
And something that the BBC despise, working class.
Blimey, doing puff pieces now
I think reality “star” is a bit of a stretch.
Best selling author? Oh, give me a fucking break...
BBC plumbing new depths with their political coverage. Absolutely shameful.
Best selling author? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 no.
Why are you writing puff pieces full of lies
Tuely no words..
This is a PR piece to make her palatable.
Sad if that's the best the Torys have.
BBC and the Tories Sitting in a tree K I S S I N G
Client journalism
A government that keeps on giving only it’s the gift that no one wants.
So she was a student nurse? According to her CV - so no bias there then. From Wiki... From 1978 to 1981, she was a nurse in Warrington and Liverpool In 1982, Dorries became a medical representative to Ethicla Ltd for a year, before spending a year in Zambia (1983–84).
This is the usual fare - a sycophantic creepshow devoid of balance or analysis. Tell me, did Dorries write it herself and someone at the just corrected the spelling?
'Up for the fight' Does that sound like a good start?
It reads like pure propaganda for the Tories, paid for by TVlicene payers. I was once proud of the BBC but now I despise the channel and those who have made it what it is.
Not in NMC Register but still allowed to call herself a nurse because the title has no legal protection
God help us
Hates 'Window Lickers' I'm told
And today’s Tory PR story brought to you by the BBC. Any mention about Brexit yet? Didn’t think so
Err. You forgot, wants to get rid of TV licence tax....🤣
Lots of frothing and outrage from FBPE. Splendid.
Who knew that NadineDorries is an anagram of InaneDisorder
i said that before Boris is a 🤡 and gov is a circus 🎪
Disgusting puff piece. Was this actually written and submitted by Dorries? Or is it simply BBC brown-nosing their new boss?
DSS,Bandits,Boko Haram, kidnappers killed more than 1500 victims in August
BBC News should have the News removed for mis-selling. It should be BBC Spin or BBC Propaganda, maybe Fox BBC?
Come on NadineDorries put an end to the tv tax & tell the parasitical BBC to go to subscription,if they're so good people will subscribe to them,i know i won't though.
Beaking; BBC news used report news! Now they just roll out Tory spin and propaganda. Sorry we already knew that.
I see the Brits are using the same standards of excellence to find political leaders as the Americans.
Racist by all accounts also if tweets from 2013 are anything to go by.
There’s a lot of criticism of Tory politicians and the party but there is no opposition Labour are unelectable as well as the Lib Dem’s so Boris can do whatever he wants now.
Do we detect a tad of Lefty sarcasm…again from bbctvcentre ?
Whi cares about her background just so long as she's able too do the job, and let's hope the BBC is top of her list, this publicly funded organisation seems to di what it wants with TV licence fee money. A june Sarpong earns more than the PM for just 3 days a week. This isn't on
And waste of space
Hey it's a Conservative government cabinet, what do you expect, talent? intelligence? vision? Don't be naive, this isn't just a cabinet, it's Boris Johnson cabinet.
I used to respect BBC news not now. Who thought wring crap like this was a good idea?
Fun and games here we go!
Yea you work it out Take your time
Who?
She has rimmed Boris Johnson for the last year so was rewarded with this job.
“Critics argue she is too divorced from the arts, citing her opposition to the gay marriage bill”. Sorry, what?
your job as culture secretary shouldn't be fighting those who create culture but that's what she will definitely see her job as
You're a lost cause, aren't you? God help us all.
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As long as she still winds up James O’Brien she will be my pin up.
And screwball
You forgot to add thick as mince
Who will hopefully defund the BBC ..
Are there 2 Nadine Dorries?
If you want pensioners vote then get rid of the TV License
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I saw the appointment- is it 1 April already? Btw why won't you show PeterStefanovi2 's video of Johnson lying? 36m have seen it -why are you so shy? JohnsonOut
'reality star'
Sweet Jesus you’re actually taking the p!ss now.
Author... of trite, pulp romance. nurse... how long did she actually do that job after leaving training exactly? reality star... got bollocked & lost the Whip for it cabinet minister... any mindless bollard can be one these days, it seems.
You know what they say about Jack of all trades, Meet Jill!
Who’d have believed it, no wonder the country is ‘what’ it is ?!
Best selling author ? Trainee nurse who left to work as a sales rep for a pharmecutical company. Ex-director of BUPA Member of the Science and Technology Select Committee; she did not attend a single session. Lost the Tory Whip after going on reality TV without permission.
What the fuck is this? News or right wing propaganda?
‘Best selling’?!? Bit of a stretch! Doing your usual bit of bias for the day? JohnsonOut
She’s no Nurse! Never was!
Add racist to her CV
up for the fight - what fight is there ?
And hopefully will bring the end to the outdated BBC licence fee DefundTheBBC
Jfc
I still would.
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