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Opponents of the same-sex marriage bill have argued repeatedly that a majority of the public are against the legislation. The polls, however, tell a different story. A YouGov survey taken a few days before the House of Commons vote fou... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries said she was very worried about losing her hair. "There is, it’s well covered up this morning but I live my life with volumisers and hairspray and I know other women do exactly the same thing. I’m terrified it’s going to g... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries said if MPs were banned from holding second jobs then a “large number” would be forced to stand down. “I think if there were no outside earnings, I think probably a large number of the MPs in Parliament today would pr... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries re-iterated the case for having joint Conservative-UKIP candidates in areas where candidates hold similar views. “It’s not a case of doing a deal, I’m part of a team in my association, so it’s about talking to my team... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries is back in the Conservative party fold – but will she be the first Tory/Ukip candidate? Continue to article
David Cameron has slapped down Nadine Dorries' suggestion that she may become the first joint UKIP-Tory candidate, telling reporters the Conservative party "does not do pacts". Ms Dorries this afternoon said she would be holdi... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries said her plan to consider standing on a joint UKIP-Tory ticket was designed to unite the right and help candidates and councillors retain their seats. "It’s about stopping the left taking power, it’s about stopping Labour ... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries said the Government should bring an EU referendum forward from the proposed date of 2017. "What is quite worrying is that we’re still stuck in this timeframe of 2017. I’m afraid that just isn’t going to be bought by the pe... Continue to article
Chancellor of the Empire…sorry of the Exchequer George Osborne has today hailed the decision to shoot the new Star Wars film in Britain. Just confirmed: the next Star Wars film will be made in UK. Great news for our creative industries....
WORDS: SAM MACRORY Louise Mensch is about to interview Arnold Schwarzenegger. Who is in Los Angeles. Such are the perks of being The Sun’s US-based political commentator – Mensch’s day job since she decided to quit Parliament last summer... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries said it was right that there should be a clear choice on EU membership “as soon as possible”. “I think it’s absolutely right that we should have a referendum as soon as possible. The position is that we should be renegotia... Continue to article
Nadine Dorries has been given the Conservative whip back by Sir George Young, Coffee House can exclusively reveal. Continue to article
More Tories say Nadine Dorries should not be let back into the Conservative Party than say she should be, and more than a third of UKIP supporters think she would make UKIP less credible if she joined their party Continue to article
1.Liam Fox This former candidate for the Conservative Party leadership was a Scottish doctor before he jumped the border to become an MP. Fox was the Shadow Secretary of State for Health for four years before his focus changed to more ... Continue to article
06/05/2012 in Conservative Party
George Osborne has shrugged off criticism from Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries, who he says “hasn’t agreed with anything” the party leadership has done for the last seven years.
The Chancellor told the Andrew Marr Show this morning: “She has objected to the modernising of the Conservative Party and that is her business but we’ve got to stay focussed on what really matters.”
His comments come after Ms Dorries said David Cameron will face a challenge to his leadership of the Conservative Party "by Christmas". Writing for the Mail on Sunday, she said that "party bosses only need 46 signatures to ditch the leader" adding that "they'll get them by Christmas".
07/09/2011 in NHS
The third reading of the Government's Health and Social Care Bill has been passed in the House of Commons by a majority of 65. MPs voted 316 to 251 in favour, and the Bill will now move to the House of Lords.
Four Liberal Democrats voted against the Bill, with 10 abstaining, according to Sky.
Ten Liberal Democrats, including Tim Farron, supported a Labour motion to amend the Bill to include a clause making the Secretary of State responsible for the provision of a national health service. The amendment was defeated however.
09/01/2011 in Conservative Party
Nadine Dorries has denied being a marriage wrecker after it emerged she had begun a new relationship with a married man.
21/01/2012 in Public Health
Nadine Dorries' controversial bill calling for all teenage girls to be given lessons in sexual abstinence was pulled from the House of Commons order paper at the last minute yesterday. The bill would have required schools to offer extra sex education lessons to girls between 13 and 16, which would have included advice on "the benefits of abstinence". Ms Dorries refused to comment on whether she had withdrawn the bill, but Parliamentary procedure means a bill can only be withdrawn by the MP who proposed it.
28/06/2011 in NHS
The Department of Health is considering measures which could strip abortion-providers of the opportunity to counsel women. The plans would see women referred to an independent organisation for counselling, and are backed by Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and Labour’s Frank Field. Charities including the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes, which presently offer the compulsory counselling, said there is no evidence that the current system is failing and warned that changes would see women wait longer for treatment.
07/02/2010
Tory MP Nadine Dorries reportedly cheated on Channel 4’s Tower Block of Commons by hiding £50 whilst trying to live on benefits.
03/06/2013 on Daybreak, ITV1
02/06/2013 on Sunday Politics, BBC Two
26/05/2013 on Murnaghan, Sky News
13/05/2013 on Newsnight, BBC Two
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