Nadine Dorries defects to Reform, saying Conservative party ‘is dead’
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZSW5)
Former cabinet minister's move on the eve of Reform conference is a further boost for the party which took almost 1m in donations from ex-Tory donors
Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform on the eve of its conference, saying the Conservative party is dead".
The former Tory cabinet minister, a close ally of Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, served as culture secretary until 2022 before resigning a year later when blocked from getting a peerage.
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