Rishi Sunak spoke on BBC Three Counties Radio about the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, HS2 and Star WarsRishi Sunak has said he is "not focused on the past", after being asked about his handling of Nadine Dorries' resignation as an MP.Mr Sunak toldA by-election is being held for the Mid Bedfordshire seat on 19 October.
Speaking as part of a round of interviews with BBC Local Radio stations, the prime minister was asked about Ms Dorries and the resulting by-election, HS2 and his love of Star Wars.Nadine Dorries had been criticised by local people who said she was not present enough As the figurehead of the Conservative party, Mr Sunak was asked about his handling of Ms Dorries, who had not spoken in the House of Commons for more than a year and wasAsked if he was embarrassed by Ms Dories' absence within the community, he said "that is definitely not right".Babs Michel asked the prime minister if he was more Skywalker, Han Solo or Darth Vader
In terms of Ms Dorries' departure, Mr Sunak said: "The way it works for MPs it's slightly different, in the sense they themselves are elected by their constituents and we have a separate process for them stopping the job that they're in, which is reliant on them. "It's not in my ability to do that, people might not quite understand that, but ultimately people elect their MPs regardless of who the prime minister is."
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