Nadine Dorries suspended from Tory party over I’m A Celebrity

Published on 06/11/2012 18:04

Controversial MP Nadine Dorries has been suspended from the Conservative Party for signing up to a reality TV show.

Conservative HQ released a statement this evening following news the Mid Beds MP was jetting off to Australia to appear in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

A spokesman for the party said: “Sir George Young has suspended the whip from Nadine Dorries. He will have an urgent meeting with her when she gets back.

“The concern is that she will not be doing parliamentary or constituency business in the mean time.” Taking part in the ITV show would require the Tory MP to be away from her constituency for a month, and she is the first serving MP to take part in the programme.

The 55-year-old could be paid up to £40,000 for taking part in the reality TV show, and would still receive her salary as a Member of Parliament, which could be up to £6,000 for a month.

It also means she could miss campaigning for next week’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

She claimed the show is watched by 16million people, and told the Daily Mail she will be able to speak about issues she is interested in on the show.

Deputy leader of Luton Borough Council, Sian Timoney, said on Twitter: “I predict that Dorries, when evicted from jungle after showing the nation what a t**t she is, will claim editing was unfair.”

The reality TV show involves so-called celebrities camping in the Australian jungle and taking part in tasks such as eating insects and bungee-jumping to earn food and camp luxuries.

Members of the public vote for who they want to take part in the tasks, and for who they want to stay on the show.

Senior officials at the Mid Beds Conservative constituency said yesterday they had not had confirmation from the MP or anyone else that she is taking part in the programme.

The show starts on Sunday and will also feature former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan, reality TV star Hugo Taylor, Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson, comedian Brian Conley, and former Doctor Who actor Colin Baker.

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