Taken together, however, they reveal the real story of this reshuffle: one in which Johnson acted decisively to ensure the big vote-winning and administration-shaping governments are occupied by ministers who are seen as proven deliverers by Downing Street and as longtime allies of the Prime Minister, whether that is Truss at the Foreign Office, Zahawi at Education, and now Dorries at Culture. An actual prime minister, forced from office, sitting there as his interviewer uses her questions not to challenge or interrogate him, at all, but instead to absolve him of all wrongdoing, without really requiring him to say a single word. Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has refused to say how much she communicates with Boris Johnson in an awkward interview over the prime ministers For anyone thinking this kind of thing, this brazen, shameless, and entirely corrupt embarrassment might make them angry, the full hour of the show was a blessed relief. 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She was perhaps best known her Online Safety Bill, which sets out to crack down on harmful content on social media, but has been criticised by the House of Lords for handing too much power to government. Just by taking place at all, it told us exactly where Johnson is right now. Even as calls for his resignation grow, Dorries has stood by Johnson. Next stop, the horse after that.". Williamson had been a crucial organisational cog in Theresa Mays rise to the premiership, while Buckland and Jenrick were both May 2016, Johnson 2019 supporters. Nadine Dorries PUB. Boris Johnson loyalist mounted a desperate rearguard action around the beleaguered Prime minister as he faced yet more damning Partygate claims. GOING. Cows are actually far more difficult to draw than you think," he explained. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. ", It also pointed when MHRA boss Dr June Raine was directly asked in 2020 if Brexit made the vaccine rollout quicker, to which she said: "We have been able to authorise the supply of the vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until 1 January.". Nadine Dorries refuses to rule out possibility of Boris Johnson comeback BBC One The Tories are in turmoil, with Liz Truss taking flack on all sides following the disastrous mini-budget and Nadine Dorries thinks theres only one MP who can help them. During her time in the role, she supported a since-failed bid to privatise Channel 4, and froze the BBC's funding until 2024, suggesting that substantial reforms to the broadcaster's TV licensing model. Twitter user @BitGaz reminded his followers: 'Valentine's Day is on February 14. But she will be grappling with seeing her own face on the social media platform as the hashtag Nadine Dorries started trending and the picture from the House of Commons became a meme. The Chatterer assumes that most of the journalists who joined Talk TV did not do so to become a propaganda outlet for Boris Johnson. With Oliver Dowden, another committed culture warrior, replacing Amanda Milling as party chair, the question of which way Johnsons government wants to approach these issues has been decisively settled. Tonight the great and the woke will honor Karl Lagerfeld at the Met show-off-athon, even though he was a major sexist, fatphobe and callous racist. I'm getting there. Dorries has no broadcasting experience, other than trying to shut down Channel 4 when she was Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He said: Cows are actually far more difficult to draw than you think. Given her undying loyalty, shes unlikely to give the former PM a hard time on her show, titled Friday Night With Nadine, but heres what we know so far. Dorries is now a backbench MP, having served as a cabinet member since 2019 after Johnson became prime minister. I laugh so much I almost black out," he shared. Part of HuffPost Politics. Here are the six most bizarre moments from Johnson's interview with Dorries. She was an early adopter as far as Boris Johnson is concerned, backing him first during his short-lived 2016 leadership bid, then early in his 2019 leadership bid, and never faltering from his cause. In a preview clip of the opening show, airing on Talk TV at 8pm, Johnson says the Conservative Party can certainly beat Labour leader "Sir Crasheroonie-snoozefest Keir Starmer" at the next general election. First country to produce the vaccine, to administer the vaccine. Mr Johnson had indicated he would run in a leadership contest, opening the way to a return to Downing Street, but pulled out, clearing the way for Mr Sunak to take over. Hunter Biden claims he's paid Lunden Roberts $750k - $20,000 a month - in child support as the former lovers face off in Arkansas courts over payments for four-year-old daughter, Jack Dorsey says Elon Musk is NOT the best person to run Twitter as he says it 'all went south' for the billionaire after he bought the tech giant for $44B, Cult mom Lori Vallow's hair was found on DUCT TAPE wrapped around son JJ, 7, after he was suffocated inside a plastic bag, DNA expert tells court. However, she was eventually forced to deny having any romantic feelings when she appeared as a guest on his sister Rachel Johnson's LBC show in June, saying she doesn't fancy him, even "a bit". Nadine Dorries Story continues Nadine Dorries' Defence Of Boris Johnson Triggers The Most Brutal Response From Critics Yet. While some cabinet members have been conspicuously silent over the blitz of criticism that Mr Johnson has faced in recent weeks, Ms Dorries has often been among the first to speak up in his defence. Jacob Rees-Mogg is also lined up to join GB News' presenting ranks, Read more: Boris Johnson calls for Ukraine to be given 'tools to finish the job' during US visit. Support 110 years of independent journalism. Do you think, looking back, that you were too focused on saving lives, do you regret that you didnt spend your time prowling the corridors of Downing Street, checking that no one was having a party?. Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Even as Johnson was hit with a wave of resignations from his government in July 2022 over his handling of the Partygate saga, Dorries stood resolutely by his side. One of thems got to go back to work on Monday morning, actually running a think tank.). Friday Night with Nadine was never going to be an evening of rigorous journalism. NADINE Dorries, one of Boris Johnsons fiercest defenders, will stand down as Culture Secretary following his departure from No 10. And now Hunter wants to slash child support payments for a daughter he's never even met Has America really fallen this low? We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. "At the moment I've got a project, which is to master the form of the cow. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was snapped staring at the premier by cameras in the House of Commons while Boris Johnson spoke at the despatch box at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. It is the latest of Dorries ventures since returning to the backbenches. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport gave three back to back car-crash interviews in support of the prime minister which made for As previously mentioned, Dorries was well known for her unswerving loyalty to Boris Johnson - a trait that became a fruitful source of memes. A disgraced former prime minister being interviewed by his most sycophantic cabinet colleague, whose political career obviously came to an end the second his did, would have been nauseating in the extreme whatever happened. The following was an actual question Dorries asked her friend about Partygate: Do you think it was wrong of you to focus all your attention on the vaccine and saving lives or do you think you should have been prowling the corridors of 10 Downing Street, that warren of offices, checking up on 250 employees, and asking them what they were doing on the Friday nights when you were in Chequers? You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Johnson called Keir Starmer a snoozefest and talked about his new hobby drawing cows. Nadine Dorries began her new prime time show on Talk TV last night with a promise of transparency. Her debut guest, Boris Johnson, was about to give his most candid interview since leaving office last July. Ah, yes, candour. Openness, honesty, frankness the very qualities the Chatterer has always associated with Johnson. Occasionally, one wonders what it must be like, actually to live in a fully corrupt state, which this country absolutely is not, but good lord, not for the want of trying of a hell of a lot of people. pic.twitter.com/YOnioAQtNQ, Im not saying theres something afoot but this is how I looked at my bacon roll this morning pic.twitter.com/CIUrdnH22m. They repay a lot of study. During the Conservative leadership contest, which followed Mr Johnson's resignation, she was repeatedly critical of Mr Sunak, accusing him of leading a "ruthless coup". A new still from PMQs of Nadine Dorries staring at Boris Johnson, smiling, has provided Twitter with an excellent new meme. He added: "Pictures of parts of cows, and a lot of whole cows and my objective is to master the cow. Boris Johnson He flubbed the awesome opportunity to remake the country after his 2019 landslide. At this point the actual host interjected to tell her, Well I dont agree with you there., Each of Johnsons utterances were given the BREAKING NEWS treatment. Johnson Following Johnson's resignation, his successor Liz Truss asked Dorries in September if she could stay in her role, but she turned the offer down. prosecuting serial sex offender Jimmy Savile. Boris Johnson s faithful ally Nadine Dorries stuck by the prime minister even as his other loyalist supporters fled. 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We are back to being way down in polls and now a lot of MPs will look and see that Boris Johnson is a winner A lot of the newer MPs will realise having a winner in place is what the party needs to survive., Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. The Cabinet Office is expected to respond to the letter in due course. By Stephen Bush PA Images Of course, the infamous "Partygate" scandal was mentioned, in which Johnson received a fine for a birthday gathering held at Downing Street against his own Covid rules. The former culture secretary will interview Johnson on 3 February. 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It's selfish, doing Labours work and its really not helping their constituents. https://t.co/MbY1q0HHyj. All rights reserved. Dorries set-up the conversation as an interview with her friend and former prime minister, and soon referenced his powerful article calling for tanks to be sent to Ukraine days before Germany ended its hesitation over arming its ally. I don't know when, I don't know how, I don't know whether it will be 10 years or 10 months.". On Thursday, Jacob Rees-Mogg announced plans to host a GB News show, in which he will debate the hot topics of the day and interview guests from across the political spectrum. 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