Rishi Sunak says Nadine Dorries is not doing her job as an MP
Nadine Dorries has hit back at the furore over her failure to resign as an MP.
The Tory MP announced in June she would quit her Mid Bedfordshire seat in protest at not getting a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list but is yet to formally do so.
The former culture secretary has faced mounting pressure over her delayed exit.
But Ms Dorries broke her silence today as she insisted she is "working daily with constituents".
She told the News Agents podcast: “Myself and my team of four caseworkers are working daily with constituents. I understand that political opponents, such as Labour-run Flitwick Town Council, are choosing the summer and news hungry outlets in the summer recess to be noticed. However we are just getting on with the work.”
Nadine Dorries said she was quitting as an MP but is yet to formally do so (Image: PA)
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Ms Dorries has angered voters, opposition MPs and some in her own party by remaining in post.
The Liberal Democrats today called for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to remove the Conservative whip from "dosser" Ms Dorries.
Speaking during a visit to Ampthill, Mid Bedfordshire, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: "Rishi Sunak should sack Nadine Dorries today. He should have done it weeks ago.
"Nadine is letting down the people of Mid Bedfordshire. She's totally absent. She said she'd resign and she doesn't. People are pretty angry locally."
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Sir Ed's comments come after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer yesterday said Ms Dorries "should just go".
Earlier this week, Shefford Town Council in Mid Bedfordshire joined Flitwick Town Council in demanding Ms Dorries' exit.
Caroline Nokes, chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee, today said she should lose the Tory whip, while fellow Conservative Damian Green accused her of "damaging Parliament".
Ms Dorries said in June she would leave her parliamentary seat with "immediate effect" in protest at not getting a peerage in close ally Mr Johnson's resignation honours list.
The Conservative former minister - whose claim that Mr Sunak removed her peerage nomination has been denied by Downing Street - has said she is delaying her exit while she investigates why she was refused a seat in the Lords.
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