Nadine Dorries ousted from Tory WhatsApp group for praising PM | Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries has been kicked out of a Tory WhatsApp group for urging MPs to show Boris Johnson “a bit of loyalty”.Amid claims Brexit minister Lord Frost’s resignation on Saturday was a “disaster” and a “hammer blow” for Mr Johnson, Culture Secretary Ms Dorries called him “a hero”.Ex-minister Steve Baker removed her from the Clean Global Brexit group – made up of over 100 Conservative MPs – saying: “Enough is enough.”The prime minister is facing growing criticism from backbenchers, especially over the introduction of further Covid measures to tackle the Omicron variant.He faced the biggest rebellion of his premiership on Tuesday when 100 of his own MPs voted down Plan B restrictions for England, including the introduction of Covid passports for certain venues.Nadine Dorries kicked out of a Tory WhatsApp group / Sam Coates / Sky But the measures passed after Labour decided to vote in favour of the plan.Since then, the UK has reported sky high Covid cases, with 90,418 on Saturday.Tory MPs began reacting to the news of Lord Frost’s exit in their WhatsApp group, calling him a “hero” and saying his views were echoed by most of the party.But Ms Dorries – who was promoted to cabinet…
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