Key Johnson ally resigns with scathing attack on British PM

Dorries was unexpectedly not awarded a seat in the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in Johnson’s resignation honours list. He rewarded fellow Brexit die-hards and even those implicated in the “Partygate” scandal that contributed to his downfall last year. The omission prompted accusations from Johnson’s camp of meddling from Sunak and Downing Street.

A key ally of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally resigned Saturday, delivering a blistering attack on his successor in her resignation letter.

Former culture minister Nadine Dorries announced her intention to resign 11 weeks ago but had remained as member of parliament while she investigated why she was not given a seat in the upper house of parliament.

In her resignation letter, Dorries accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of abandoning "the fundamental principles of Conservatism" and said "history will not judge you kindly".

Dorries was unexpectedly not awarded a seat in the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in Johnson's resignation honours list. He rewarded fellow Brexit die-hards and even those implicated in the "Partygate" scandal that contributed to his downfall last year.

The omission prompted accusations from Johnson's camp of meddling from Sunak and Downing Street.

In her letter, which she released on social media, Dorries accused Sunak of leading attacks on her resulting in "the police having to visit my home and contact me on a number of occasions due to threats to my person.

"The clearly orchestrated and almost daily personal attacks demonstrates the pitifully low level your government has descended to," she wrote.