Nadine Dorries

Nadine Vanessa Dorries (; born 21 May 1957) was a British Conservative politician. She was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2019 to 2021 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Bedfordshire from 2005 to 2023.Andy McSmith "Nadine Dorries suspended by Conservative party in row over I'm a Celebrity appearance" , The Independent, 6 November 2012

On 10 March 2020 she became the first British MP to test positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Dorries is seen as a strong supporter of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

In 2012, she lost the Conservative whip after she took part in the reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! without telling the chief whip. It was returned in 2013 and she was re-admitted to the parliamentary party.

On 9 June 2023, Dorries announced she would resign as MP.. However she later said that she would not continue with her resignation until she had received information relating to why she had been refused a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours. A peerage allows a person membership to the House of Lords. Following disapproval, she resigned on the 29 August. Dorries had not spoken in the House of Commons since June 2022, or worked on a select committee. She was criticised by politicians, including Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak, of not properly representing her constituents.

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