Production outfit refutes Nadine Dorries’ claims Channel 4 faked reality show

Makers of Tower Block of Commons deny paying actors to play real people from deprived communities

Nadine Dorries' claim that a Channel 4 reality show she appeared on used paid actors is unfounded", according to the production company that made the show.

The culture secretary told parliament on Thursday that she believes the 2010 show Tower Block of Commons', in which she was one of a number of MPs who went to live in deprived communities, used paid actors to play supposedly real people.