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[–] Emperor 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She was never fit for public office and everything she's ever done confirms this.

[–] Mex 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What like half the conservative party right now?

[–] Emperor 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shr somehow managed to be worse than them or is not smart enough to even attempt disguising it.

[–] spideredd 1 points 1 year ago

¿Por qué no los dos?

[–] theinspectorst@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Imagine being this pathetic and entitled. She threw a massive strop because she didn't receive a permanent lifelong membership of the legislature, as if Lords membership is some sort of 'gift' she's owed for having been an unimpressive middle-ranking politician; and then she took that strop to the lengths of potential law-breaking in pursuit of what she wanted.

[–] GoodShowSir 5 points 1 year ago

Found this opinion piece in the guardian really interesting about Nadine, not knowing much about her other than the crazy.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/18/nadine-dorries-boris-johnson-politics

Still crazy!

[–] Lorela@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While Ms Dorries remains a member of Parliament, she can turn up in the House of Commons chamber to make her views known.

She can, but even before her resignation she had only shown up a handful of times (about 6?) In the prior 12 months, and it's been over a year since her last spoken contribution.

Why would they give her a peerage when she can't even attend her actual job as MP?

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