Nadine Dorries stands down as MP with immediate effect

Tory former minister’s decision to go means there will be a byelection in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency

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Nadine Dorries, the Conservative former culture secretary, has announced she is standing down as an MP with immediate effect.

She made the announcement in a tweet after having reportedly been dropped from Boris Johnson’s resignation honours. The move means there will be a byelection in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency where, in 2019, the Conservatives won a 24,000 majority.

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