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Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK, appears on BBC panel

politicsMay 10, 2026161,957

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries told the Daily Mail she has joined Reform UK and declared the Conservative Party "dead." She appeared on a BBC panel, where she reiterated that view and defended her decision to switch to Reform UK. The defection gives Reform UK a former minister's profile and highlights fractures on the right ahead of upcoming local and national elections.

Farrukh
@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Laura Kuenssberg, "Lots of people think that Nigel Farage's promotion of Brexit means the economy has taken a hit" Nadine Dorries, "It hasn't, they haven't proved that" Reform UK, the head in the sand party 🤷‍♂️

7804d ago
Phoenix Satya68

When is our media going to stop platforming balance at the expense of observable facts?

Pete39

Can't watch. Stupidity at this level raises my blood pressure.

JarJarBinks4President35

Lots of people includes all economists

Jonathan35

Why the fuck are the BBC still platforming this irrelevant, dozy old witch?

Ken Oh ☄️☄️19

BBC may as well have the MOTD panel do political analysis and save a few quid. These shows are a joke

Blackavar19

Is it Nadine's assertion then, that the economy has been going great guns because of Brexit, or that the government she was part of, ballsed it up?

Pablobrooker17

Imagine being hit in the head by a horse as hard as nadine must have been

Joy15

It's not 'what lot's of people think'....it's the truth!

Age Garton11

If Mad Nads is your go-to for a politics show, you’ve already lost. The BBC has become a shitshow for politics. The lack of talent and biased reporting has become unbearable. Kill the licence fee.

Stephen Blakeman 🇺🇦9

Nadine Dorries is the “Alternative Facts” spokesperson for Reform.

Seymour Strangely9

"lots of people think" = "anyone with the remotest grasp of arithmetic."

NigeT9

Not head in the sand, just bloody liars!

Spartacuss - 🇨🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇪🇺 ❌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿9

Amazes me how the left always seems to have to prove the economy has taken a hit, while the right doesn't have to prove a benefit ... [No one says "So Nadine, how has it benefited?"] ... while at the same time arguing "Brexit wasn't done right"! According to Reform, two wrongs do make a right.

𝓔𝔁𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝓜𝓾𝓰𝔀𝓾𝓶𝓹7

Is she actually claiming that maths hasn't been proven? 🤦

Sag5

Nadine Dorries the most intelligent person on planet earth 😂😂🤡

Bo Morris4

BBC lead with a ‘Starmer Out’ story everyday. They’re not reporting news, they’re trying to make it. John McAndrew, ex GB News having a real influence there.

Dave Hargreaves4

No push back at all. But to be honest BBC this is supposed to be your flagship political program yet you allow the washed up (probably drunk) disgraces ex tory and Boris Johnson cheerleader, Nadine Dorries on the program, for what? her insights into what?

James Porter4

Fancy asking Nadine Dorries about the economy. Might as well ask a teetotaller about gin. Now there’s something Dorries is likely to know about.

JonnyExists4

"Lots of people think"? It's verifiable fact 🙄 Why do we keep indulging fantasists by pretending facts are up for debate?

Freddy Hicarus4

We've had 10 years of proof. Arseholes never talk about the benefits anymore cos there hasn't been any. Wish the media would actually tackle it.

freefran.bsky.social4

From the very first day, the list of catastrophic Brexit destructiveness has been, and still is, exponentially appalling! Anyone who claims different is either a liar or ignorantly blinkered! 🇬🇧🤝🇪🇺✊

Mandeville was cavendish_maid 📎 🇺🇦4

Why the fuck is she interviewing the waste of space that is daft Dorries? She’s only gone across to Deform because she didn’t get the seat in the Lords she wanted off her beloved vile Johnson!

Johnny Gamer3

It's all part of the grift. Keep BSing everybody for as long as possible to earn the moolah !!! The never ending conjob.

Lorraine Driver3

Thick as mince talking to biased kunesberg Glad I don’t watch this crap

Paul Caton2

That's demonstrably untrue. Just a hunch, but I suspect Kuennsberg didn't try to demonstrate it.

robertjeff57-58.bsky.social2

Brexit was a righty giant failure Labour was handed a giant pile of crap for an economy The austerity of the right was destroying the NHS The money elites always seem to do well under righty governments Wonder why

The Lady Lucy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇬🇱🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾🐕2

Dorries is in La-La land ffs!

Llanc2

If Nadine Dorries says something, I believe the opposite until proven otherwise.

Noel2

The proof is that most people are skint.

Candice Holmes
@candiceholmes.bsky.social

Nadine Dorries – who helped crash the economy, party through lockdown, and run the NHS into the ground – now says "people trust Farage to deliver." The clowns are running the circus. 🎭 #bbclaurak

7254d ago
BritsAgainstBrexit 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇭✌#FBPE37

Why do the BBC they keep dragging out these has-beens, actually has-beens is generous, 'never-weres' is more appropriate. Singularly useless in power and yet deemed to have some wisdom on current events. FFS.

Peter Jamieson29

You could walk through Nadine's deepest thoughts and not get your feet wet. Start interviewing actual economists and political scientists rather than these 'Look at me!' balloons.

Foreversideways14

Any port in a storm for her, she’s a real grifter so suits Refrom to a tee.

Tracey13

Anyone who trusts Farage needs some psychological intervention.

andrew12

I’d be seriously doubtful of Nadine even running a bath..

lpaton8310

What exactly has Farage delivered?

Flyintheointment10

If all the ignorant racists who voted for Farage think they will still have an NHS in ten years.. tell them they’re dreaming..here in Australia we almost let the right wing party destroy our wonderful health system..

catlady49ers.bsky.social9

She sounds just like the people in Trump’s administration! 😳

shelleycaro.bsky.social8

Don’t let this happen - he’s a Trump and trust me we feel helpless over here - it’s terrifying to live here right now Heed our warning

Foreversideways8

Government in waiting, now that really is a joke.

scotfi1.bsky.social8

Deliver what exactly? A country where the most vulnerable are targeted and abandoned, where no-one will access healthcare unless they're rich, where people will be frightened to leave their homes for fear of the abuse they'll be subject to? I wouldn't trust Farage to sell me a packet of fags.

robertjeff57-58.bsky.social5

Tell the truth Righty will deliver private hospitals Private insurance Ambulances that cost thousands to get to the hospital Reduced home care for seniors More money to have a baby if your not insured Deductibles before a ant professional will even see you Righty supporters will own them

Mojumi4

I have know idea WTAF the BBC were thinking by putting her on -as Culture Secretary she threatened the BBC by freezing the licence fee, and wanted to privatise C4 because of political opposition to their output; was denied a peerage; (with there's more)

Jim Higham3

Was she sober 🤣😱? Labour have delivered much of their manifesto already and progressing much more. Yet people complain because the press misleads people.

May the bridges I burn light my way!2

She's the woman keeping the Gin industry going #NadineDorries #BBCLaurak

2OF4MJM2

They're apparently not watching the $hit $how in the good ole USofA

John Hilton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺2

So why didn't she joing with farage right from the start? Could it be self-interest perhaps?

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