The world according to Nadine Dorries
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🗓️ 11 November 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
“This really is the single weirdest book I have ever read, and anyone who does not reach the same conclusion after reading it should be sectioned.”
That was our colleague Patrick Maguire’s verdict on ‘The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson’ by former culture secretary Nadine Dorries, which was published on Thursday.
So this weekend we’re bringing you an episode of another Times podcast, Red Box, in which Patrick journeys into Nadine Dorries's world with Times Radio presenter Matt Chorley.
Plus: Matt speaks to Times columnist Danny Finkelstein (who Dorries accuses of being part of a cabal controlling the Tory party), and one of Boris Johnson’s political allies.
Read more:
Patrick Maguire’s review: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nadine-dorries-book-review-the-plot-ln7gfbvgz
9 explosive claims from Nadine Dorries’s book: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nadine-dorries-book-the-plot-claims-summary-key-points-mpbzh9v68
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| 0:59.3 | being described as a publishing sensation. Our correspondent, Patrick McGuire, got his hands on one of the first |
| 1:06.6 | copies of Nadine Doris's new book, The Plot, and in his review he described it as the single weirdest book I have ever read. |
| 1:17.0 | Obviously, we thought you'd need to hear more of that. |
| 1:19.8 | So here's a bonus episode of the Times' Red Box podcast, featuring Mat Chorley and Patrick McGuire and everything you need to know about |
| 1:28.6 | the book. Enjoy. |
| 1:30.6 | You're listening to the Red Box Podcast. |
| 1:33.0 | Now, it's time for this. |
| 1:35.0 | The Big Thing on Times Radio. |
| 1:41.0 | It's time to begin asking those really serious questions. |
| 1:47.0 | And the Dean Doris has gone undercover to ask those questions and reveal the plot. |
| 1:55.0 | V Kavik. |
| 1:57.0 | Yeah, so the former Culture Secretary's new book, The Plot, is out today. |
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