Suspended Tory MP Nadine Dorries believes Prime Minister David Cameron will be relieved to see the back of her after she flew to Australia to take part in I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out Of Here.
She flew out this week without telling her colleagues she was to be a contestant on the ITV1 show for up to a month.
Ms Dorries justified her absence by saying it will help voters see a new side to politicians – and, unlike some colleagues, she has never previously taken a week away during Parliamentary time.
Conservative chief whip Sir George Young suspended the whip from Ms Dorries on Tuesday as she will not be doing parliamentary and constituency work.
Contestants are cut off from all communication with the outside world, and her decision to take part prompted a hail of criticism from fellow Tory MPs. As she prepared to take part in the show – which will also features actresses Linda Robson and Helen Flanagan, and darts player Eric Bristow – she confessed she had never watched it.
"I haven't even had time to watch the show. And so I definitely don't have a game plan. I just want to be myself," Ms Dorries said.
The 55-year-old is unaware of the furore that kicked off since her inclusion emerged but she has correctly predicted it would cause a stir.
"A lot of people don't vote and if they can see I am a normal mother, they may think they can be a politician too," she added.
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