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Nadine Dorries' second choice for Ofcom chair showed few signs of being the attack dog she had hoped

Just a few weeks ago, Nadine Dorries had almost shed a tear during a Commons statement as she praised the efforts of BBC and Channel 4 journalists in reporting the war in Ukraine.

For someone who has spent most of her career trashing the BBC and Channel 4, this was a rare slip. The culture secretary is a good hater. She doesn't forgive and she doesn't forget. Just as soon as the war is over she will revert to type. It will be like Lyse Doucet and Matt Frei never existed.