Fury as Nadine Dorries rejects fellow Tory’s groping claim against PM’s father

Women in Westminster rally to support Tory MP Caroline Nokes after culture secretary's denial

Nadine Dorries was embroiled in a row with fellow Tory MP Caroline Nokes this weekend after the culture secretary dismissed her allegations of inappropriate touching against the prime minister's father.

Dorries said she had known Stanley Johnson for 15 years and described him as a gentleman. She rejected Nokes's claim that he had smacked her on the backside" at the Conservative party conference in 2003. I don't believe it happened," she said in an interview with the Daily Mail. It never happened to me. Perhaps there is something wrong with me."