But Johnson remained adamant in his stance on the matter. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. 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Even as Johnson was hit with a wave of resignations from his government in July 2022 over his handling of the Partygate saga, Dorries stood resolutely by his side. The former culture secretary Nadine Dorries is to host her own Friday night talk show on TalkTV and her first programme will feature an exclusive interview with Taken together, however, they reveal the real story of this reshuffle: one in which Johnson acted decisively to ensure the big vote-winning and administration-shaping governments are occupied by ministers who are seen as proven deliverers by Downing Street and as longtime allies of the Prime Minister, whether that is Truss at the Foreign Office, Zahawi at Education, and now Dorries at Culture. THINK. After serving in Johnson's government and being a staunch supporter of his during that time, it was no surprise that Dorries praised Johnson's handling of the pandemic and defended his behaviour when the "Partygate" was mentioned. Dorries has no broadcasting experience, other than trying to A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. They repay a lot of study. Then Dorries stared down the barrel of the camera and read the autocue with all the fluidity of a Fisher Price My First Speak and Spell down to its last 1 per cent of battery. She has frequently argued Mr Johnson is the only Tory leader who can beat Labour at the next general election. It has been reported the pair dated for a couple of years but any relationship that might have existed came to an end in 2017. Others have tried attacking Johnson, interrogating him, and where did it get them? Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviewed Dorries, asking her why Johnson had spouted fake news and an old meme repeated by conspiracy theorists in his attack on Starmer. That MP? The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. But while Dorries was incompetent in her ministerial role, she performed excellently as Boris Johnsons chief brown-noser, staying faithful to the former PM until he met his bitter end. I. ", "The kind of hostility that you see between politicians on screen is not often reflected in real life. A disgraced former prime minister being interviewed by his most sycophantic cabinet colleague, whose political career obviously came to an end the second his did, would have been nauseating in the extreme whatever happened. Conservative MP Julian Knight, who chairs the digital, culture, media and sport select committee, told the Evening Standard: "I'm sure the book may give Rishi some sleepless nights. One of the panel has dared to say that Boris Johnson was less than perfect, that he didnt quite have the character for the job.Nadine: I wouldnt agree with you there., Boris Johnson: Thank you for having me on your first show, Nadine. Nadine Dorries: I nearly wet myself then.. When the hour was up and Dorries turned back to the camera again to announce: WE. With Oliver Dowden, another committed culture warrior, replacing Amanda Milling as party chair, the question of which way Johnsons government wants to approach these issues has been decisively settled. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? Dorries is now a backbench MP, having served as a cabinet member since 2019 after Johnson became prime minister. Westminster 16 September 2021 The appointment of Nadine Dorries sums up Boris Johnsons reshuffle but not for the reason you think The new Culture Secretary is a committed social conservative but more importantly, shes a longtime Johnson ally. Few of them tweeted anything to do with Friday Night with Nadine before or after the show went out. More than 216,000 people in the UK have died with Covid-19 on their death certificate. Both individuals are actually far nicer and more amusing than you might otherwise imagine. The former culture secretary was a staunch supporter of Johnson, regularly defending him right up to his departure from No 10. "It is literally true that Brexit helped save lives. The first episode of Nadine Dorries ' Friday night talkshow is almost upon us - and her first guest is none other than the former prime minister Boris Johnson. Dorries was an opponent of same-sex marriage, and has been one of parliaments more committed supporters of proposals to strip back abortion services. The ribbing she's received online shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given some of her fawning comments during interviews. The first episode of Nadine Dorries' Friday night talkshow is almost upon us - and her first guest is none other than the former prime minister Boris Johnson. On Thursday, Jacob Rees-Mogg announced plans to host a GB News show, in which he will debate the hot topics of the day and interview guests from across the political spectrum. Cows are actually far more difficult to draw than you think," he explained. Tories believe the chances of a Boris Johnson comeback are very unlikely after Richard Sharp was forced to resign as BBC chair over "@NadineDorries | @BorisJohnson. Here are the six most bizarre moments from Johnson's interview with Dorries. How VERY stylish! In a preview clip of the opening show, airing on Talk TV at 8pm, Johnson says the Conservative Party can certainly beat Labour leader "Sir Crasheroonie-snoozefest Keir Starmer" at the next general election. pic.twitter.com/EwxQO3wf0Y, #NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/Ix1HvUnE5o, My dog looks at me like this when I'm eating sausages. Dorries said: As someone whos never been afraid to speak their mind, Im delighted to be joining the team at TalkTV for Friday Night with Nadine, where Ill be putting my 23-year political career and experiences at the despatch box to good use. even defended the prime ministers false claim. She added: Its selfish, doing Labours work and its really not helping the constituents.. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. The former business secretary described GB News as a bastion of free speech. In addition, Johnson has moved Michael Gove from his role at the Cabinet Office, where he was able to roam freely across much of Whitehall and the governments policy agenda, to a more contained brief at housing and local government. And now Hunter wants to slash child support payments for a daughter he's never even met Has America really fallen this low? So, I'm filling a book now with cow. Nadine Dorries interviewing Boris Johnson on 'Friday Night with Nadine'. Boris Johnson tells Nadine Dorries that Partygate critics are out of their mind Nadine Dorries: 11 of the former culture secretarys gaffes and controversies Ive watched that particular clip back six times now, trying to fathom all of its unimaginable depths of absurdity and I have to admit Im coming round to the conclusion that Dorries might be a genius. The cries of horror arent just confined to the cultural, media and sporting realms or indeed to the opposition benches. Throughout Friday Night with Nadine, which included break-out conversations with a panel of pundits, Johnson was praised for his handling of the pandemic and support for Ukraine, while his behaviour during partygate was defended. She said to him: I know you. Tonight the great and the woke will honor Karl Lagerfeld at the Met show-off-athon, even though he was a major sexist, fatphobe and callous racist. One Conservative MP described the move to me as the one sour note in the reshuffle, another as the single solitary mistake in an otherwise perfect day. The Cabinet Office is expected to respond to the letter in due course. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was snapped staring at the premier by cameras in the House of Commons while Boris Johnson spoke at the despatch box at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. On partygate, which saw Johnson fined for breaking his own lockdown rules, Dorries was even more strident in her backing of her former boss. 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Boris Johnson has faced arguably the easiest interview of his career after appearing on the debut talk show of friend Nadine Dorries. In that respect, she is much of a muchness with the other big winners of this reshuffle so far: Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi and Anne-Marie Trevelyan.