A group of Tory politicians bickered on WhatsApp until Steve Baker appeared to kick Nadine Dorries out of the group and the pettiness is everything.
According to screenshots of messages from a group of 100 Tory MPs embarrassingly named Clean Global Brexit, a discussion about Lord Frost’s resignation from government ended in chaos when Dorries stuck up for Boris Johnson and his leadership, leading Baker to send her packing.
EXC - big row in a Tory Whatsapp “Clean Global Brexit” group with over 100 MPs
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) December 18, 2021
It leads leads to removal of Nadine Dorries after she defending the PM … and then Steve Baker declaring “enough is enough”
Exchanges here: pic.twitter.com/SsktMPJNSW
The conversation started with Theresa Villiers, the former Northern Ireland secretary, describing Lord Frost’s exit as “very worrying”.
Then Andrew Bridgen insisted it was a “disaster” as Lord Frost was concerned about the “policy direction” of the Government like most Tory backbenchers.
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Marcus Fysh - who recently caused controversy by comparing Plan B measures to Nazi Germany - called Frost a “hero”, while Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said it was a “further hammer blow to the PM”.
This appeared to be too much for Dorries who, in a teacher’s pet display of sycophancy, wrote:
“The hero is the prime minister who delivered Brexit.
“I’m aware as someone said today that regicide is in the DNA of the Conservative party, but a bit of loyalty to the person who won an 83 majority and delivered Brexit wouldn’t go amiss.”
Oof. The screenshot then showed the message “Steve Baker has removed Nadine Dorries from the group”, followed with him writing “enough is enough”.
Brigden added: “About time, thanks Steve.”
It comes after Frost’s resignation has caused more questions about the strength of Johnson’s premiership, with other issues like ongoing allegations about Christmas parties, a backbench rebellion over Plan B measures and the Tory’s embarrassing by-election defeat in North Shropshire leading some to think it is time to bid the PM farewell.
But Dorries still seems to be a fan of the PM and thought her fellow MPs should show some loyalty, despite others clearly remaining unconvinced.
Reacting to the political pettiness, people found it absolutely hilarious and lots of people joked that Baker was “cancelling” Dorries:
Did Steve Baker just cancel Nadine Dorries? I thought this was only done by the “left”? https://t.co/8ar8CAYaJA
— Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) December 19, 2021
The funniest WhatsApp exchange of all time, in which some carpet-bitingly mad Tory MPs froth at the mouth, before committed Christian Steve Baker deletes cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, who is also mad, from the group, declaring ‘enough is enough’. There is no happier Xmas. https://t.co/fyTRVoOpVN
— Brendan May (@bmay) December 18, 2021
Steve Baker sacks Nadine Dorries from his WhatsApp group - for talking the wrong kind of bollocks https://t.co/RjetNADRQ5
— PhilMorgan #FBPE #RejoinEU (@thephilmorgan1) December 18, 2021
Amazing. Reads exactly like a @hugorifkind my week: Nadine Dorries https://t.co/s3XBWaOoGW
— Jennifer Williams (@JenWilliamsMEN) December 18, 2021
When your last defender is Nadine Dorries, pack your bags. The far right of the Tory Party is rallying around Frost in defiance of Johnson. We're ruled by paeleo - conservatives with a minuscule base in British society 👇🏼 https://t.co/xNlR511Qa3
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) December 18, 2021
Steve Baker cancels Nadine Dorries…a wormhole was just created somewhere in the universe
— Layla Moran 🔶 (@LaylaMoran) December 18, 2021
Brexit hard man Steve Baker versus political skipfire starter Nadine Dorries.
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) December 18, 2021
If ever a pair combatants were so irredeemably stupid that they could *both* somehow contrive to lose the same fight, it would surely be these two. https://t.co/jL5XIvafsi
Deleting Nadine Dorries from the group for defending their own leader is the funniest thing I've read all day. https://t.co/qIfbI2Tbxd
— Nicholas Diable (@Defencebrief) December 18, 2021
I think "Steve Baker removed Nadine Dorries" is the single funniest political thing I've ever read. https://t.co/AFnaocJp7z
— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) December 18, 2021
Yes yes yes @SteveBakerHW 😂🙌🏽👏🏽
— Adam Brooks (@EssexPR) December 18, 2021
Bye bye @NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/eCzAbWWIg7
It also reminded a few people of Jackie Weaver’s infamous parish council tiff:
Gonna tell my kids this was Nadine Dorries and Steve Baker pic.twitter.com/AGL6ICe8T4
— Przemek (@przemekg18) December 18, 2021
You have no authority here, Nadine Dorries pic.twitter.com/LEJy8Ly2ZT
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) December 18, 2021
Despite booting Dorries from the group, Baker also wrote “I suggest we not argue in this group. We have troubles enough in our immediate future.”
We love it when our elected representatives behave like squabbling teenagers...
