Nadine Dorries has suggested Rishi Sunak was part of a “coup” that brought down Boris Johnson, and said Conservative MPs made a “huge mistake” removing the prime minister.
The culture secretary, who is one of Johnson’s most avid supporters, said he was a “great leader” and she was “very disappointed” he would be stepping down on 5 September.
Despite being told about a YouGov survey that found Johnson had a net favourability rating of -90% among 2019 Tory voters who plan to switch to Labour at the next election, Dorries said “I don’t actually take an awful lot of notice” of polls.
She said “there’s only one that matters”, which was the last general election result where the Conservatives clinched an 80-seat majority. Dorries said the UK had lost a leader who helped secure that victory, led the UK through Covid and offered support to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
Coup or conspiracy … mutiny or machinations against Mr Less-Than-Popular … 
Dorries is supporting Truss - the Besotted leading the Devoted … 
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