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Nadine Dorries releasing a "tell all book" on eve of Tory conference.

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DiamondLily Sat 15-Jul-23 17:28:59

Ohhh, she's not a happy bunny after her hero was removed:

"Commenting on the announcement, Ms Dorries said she “had no idea of the journey I was embarking upon” when she began the book.

She said she had “wanted to discover the forces behind the downfall of the prime minister” but instead “found a fault line within the Conservative Party stretching back decades and a history of deception fuelled by the darkest political arts”.

“If you thought that power flowed from the people into parliament, be prepared to think again,” she added.

Harper NonFiction publisher, Adam Humphrey, who negotiated the deal, said Ms Dorries’s “unique vantage point, unparalleled access to sources, and innate storytelling ability will provide readers of The Plot with a rare opportunity to walk the corridors of power”.

“The Plot is an urgent look at how our Government really operates, and I look forward to it adding to the current political discourse,” he continued.

Ms Dorries also hit out at ITV political editor Robert Peston, who suggested the publication date of her book was deliberately timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.

“I am sure it is just coincidence that [Nadine Dorries’s] book on how – in her view – Rishi Sunak and his close allies toppled Boris Johnson will be published on the eve of Sunak’s first and massively important party conference as PM,” Mr Peston wrote on Twitter.

inews.co.uk/news/politics/nadine-dorries-deal-write-untold-story-boris-johnson-downfall-2471909

Grantanow Sat 15-Jul-23 17:45:24

Not more Dorries, please.

DiamondLily Sat 15-Jul-23 18:01:59

No, it's just light relief from Huw in his underpants, or not.😉

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 15-Jul-23 18:05:56

Another of her works of fiction. I doubt Sunak has anything to fear from her.

DiamondLily Sat 15-Jul-23 18:31:01

Germanshepherdsmum

Another of her works of fiction. I doubt Sunak has anything to fear from her.

Well, I think the Tories know the game is up anyway. It's got that feel about it, much like Majors government, and the last Labour one.

But, dear old Nad does provide a laugh when she's well lubricanted lol 😉

foxie48 Sat 15-Jul-23 18:34:10

She's unbelievably dreadful. She's one of the few politicians that everyone, regardless of their politics, dislikes. I am very happy to enter into a "Nadine nadir" as surely this is the lowest that she can sink. I am so relieved BJ's attempt to elevate her to the peerage was blocked. Please let it be the end of "Little Dorries" and why on earth she is still picking up her pay as an MP???

Farzanah Sat 15-Jul-23 19:33:34

Another destined for the pulping machine.

Casdon Sat 15-Jul-23 19:38:55

foxie48

She's unbelievably dreadful. She's one of the few politicians that everyone, regardless of their politics, dislikes. I am very happy to enter into a "Nadine nadir" as surely this is the lowest that she can sink. I am so relieved BJ's attempt to elevate her to the peerage was blocked. Please let it be the end of "Little Dorries" and why on earth she is still picking up her pay as an MP???

You’ve got the makings of a book of your own there foxie48. Nadine’s Nadir could be your title, it would probably sell better than hers.

Dickens Sat 15-Jul-23 20:21:29

She said she had “wanted to discover the forces behind the downfall of the prime minister” but instead “found a fault line within the Conservative Party stretching back decades and a history of deception fuelled by the darkest political arts”.

Can she be so lacking in insight that she cannot genuinely see the "downfall of the prime minister" was in large part brought about by his own unscrupulous - often deceitful - behaviour?

As for those "darkest political arts" - doesn't that read rather like a hack review of a not-very-good contemporary novel one picks up at the airport for reading on the beach on the Costa del Wherever?

She has been part of one of the worst Governments in British history by any standard, the members of which were chosen purely on their willingness to remain totally uncritical of its leader... there may have been "fault lines" but Boris Johnson's government opened up that fissure into a bloody great big crack!

MaizieD Sat 15-Jul-23 20:28:52

She said she had “wanted to discover the forces behind the downfall of the prime minister” but instead “found a fault line within the Conservative Party stretching back decades and a history of deception fuelled by the darkest political arts”.

I'mm *really8 looking forward to these decades long fault lines and darkest political arts... 😂

MayBee70 Sat 15-Jul-23 20:39:12

And Stanley Johnson was on tv the other morning, supposedly talking about environmental stuff but managed to slip in the fact that his son was the subject of a witch hunt.

Dickens Sat 15-Jul-23 21:21:08

MayBee70

And Stanley Johnson was on tv the other morning, supposedly talking about environmental stuff but managed to slip in the fact that his son was the subject of a witch hunt.

It's so damned predictable isn't it? A prime minister who lied, consistently and often shamelessly, is ultimately and inevitably held to account... and it becomes a witch-hunt.

Foxygloves Sat 15-Jul-23 22:15:04

Desperate, isn’t she?

Callistemon21 Sat 15-Jul-23 22:31:57

As for those "darkest political arts" - doesn't that read rather like a hack review of a not-very-good contemporary novel one picks up at the airport for reading on the beach on the Costa del Wherever?

Just the thing to lull you off to sleep when you're roasting on a Spanish beach 😴

Callistemon21 Sat 15-Jul-23 22:33:37

Well, one of us has to read it, we can't comment unless we know more about it.

I nominate you DiamondLily 😁

Casdon Sat 15-Jul-23 22:47:19

Callistemon21

^As for those "darkest political arts" - doesn't that read rather like a hack review of a not-very-good contemporary novel one picks up at the airport for reading on the beach on the Costa del Wherever?^

Just the thing to lull you off to sleep when you're roasting on a Spanish beach 😴

Nadine Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would be a good working title I think.

Oreo Sat 15-Jul-23 22:51:01

Callistemon21

Well, one of us has to read it, we can't comment unless we know more about it.

I nominate you DiamondLily 😁

Just what I was going to suggest, someone needs to buy it and type out the juicy bits for us.Am agog🤣

Wyllow3 Sat 15-Jul-23 22:51:37

Will be glad to let someone else read it for its darkest secrets report.

Oreo Sat 15-Jul-23 22:52:06

Nadine Potter and the hair brained prince more like.

DiamondLily Sun 16-Jul-23 07:11:53

Callistemon21

Well, one of us has to read it, we can't comment unless we know more about it.

I nominate you DiamondLily 😁

No thanks lol. Her self delusion is funny, but I don't think I can stand to read much about her "magnificent hero", Johnson.🥴

Still, no doubt, it will be serialised in one of the papers, as ever.🙄

I honestly don't know why people don't understand that the only person that bought Johnson down was Johnson.

He was never suitable to be PM, and, thankfully, hopefully, he's gone for good now.👍

NanaDana Sun 16-Jul-23 07:23:43

Hmmm...Wondering whether it will be a "hell hath no fury" or a "Boris witch hunt" tale of woe. That's the extent of my interest, as I won't be reading it.

sassysaysso Sun 16-Jul-23 07:45:18

It's making me laugh already. Suspect there are a lot of awyers rubbing their hands in anticipation.

Wyllow3 Sun 16-Jul-23 09:26:46

Whats her line going to be on why Her Hero Prince didst give her a peerage tho?

ronib Sun 16-Jul-23 09:30:58

To be clear ND has sold 2.5 million copies of her works of fiction. That’s a good royalty cheque. Her latest non fiction is advertised on Amazon for pre sale at £18 something. A sharp operator?

sassysaysso Sun 16-Jul-23 09:54:14

Killing two birds with one stone, taking her revenge and making a shed load of money. Didn't someone else do that recently?