Dorries warns Tories of election wipeout as ministers call for unity

Ex-minister urges Truss to stop being a disrupter' and calls on her to start engaging with the parliamentary party'

Nadine Dorries has warned the Conservatives could face complete wipeout" at a general election and urged Liz Truss to stop being a disrupter", while a cabinet minister called on warring colleagues to back the prime minister.

After a week of bitter feuding overshadowed this week's Tory party conference, Dorries said Truss should start engaging with the parliamentary party".