Key ally of Boris Johnson resigns as she launches scathing criticism on Rishi Sunak

An important friend of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially announced her retirement on Saturday and attacked his successor in a scathing letter. While she looked into why she wasn’t allocated a place in the upper chamber of parliament, former culture minister Nadine Dorries declared her decision to leave 11 weeks before.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to Dorries’ resignation letter, has abandoned “the fundamental principles of conservatism,” and “history will not judge you kindly.” In an unexpected turn of events, Dorries was not given a seat in the House of Lords, the upper house of parliament.

He rewarded fellow Brexit ardents as well as individuals connected to the “Partygate” affair, which helped bring him down last year. Sunak and Downing Street were accused of interfering by Johnson’s team as a result of the omission.

Dorries accused Sunak of leading attacks against her in her letter, which she posted on social media. “The clearly orchestrated and almost daily personal attacks demonstrates the pitifully low level your government has descended to,” Dorries wrote. “The police having to visit my home and contact me on a number of occasions due to threats to my person.”

She also criticized his performance in office. Since you entered office a year ago, the nation has been controlled by a zombie parliament, according to her letter. “The Government is at sea, and you have no mandate from the people.”

Resignation honours lists, which recognize important political friends of departing prime leaders, are often approved by their successor.

– POLITICAL RETALIATION –

Sunak’s spokesperson had told reporters that it was “entirely untrue” that the prime minister or other officials crossed names off Johnson’s list before the list was sent to a House of Lords screening committee. Johnson and Nigel Adams, who were both left off the list of honorees, both resigned from their positions as MPs as a result of the controversy surrounding the awards in June.

Dorries made her resignation announcement at the same time. Political analysts have theorized that Johnson is taking vengeance on Sunak for removing him from office last July after “Partygate” and a number of other scandals by forcing the resignations.

In response to a cross-party probe into whether Johnson misled to parliament over the Covid lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street, Johnson resigned as an MP, alleging a plot by political rivals.

Sunak’s Tories had to hold by-elections as a result of the resignations since they were lagging the major opposition Labour party in the polls and there would be a general election the following year.

The controversial extension of a car pollution fee by Labour mayor Sadiq Khan to outside London helped the Conservatives retain Johnson’s riding while losing Adams’ seat.

The government is now facing the possibility of another by-election, which might happen in the coming weeks. However, Dorries’ 24,000-vote margin in her district could be harder for the opposition Labour party to overcome than Adams’ 20,000-vote majority.