{"id":135256,"date":"2023-11-12T16:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmybiznews.com\/?p=135256"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:49:12","slug":"nadine-dorries-stuns-bbc-panel-with-michael-gove-attack-after-london-mobbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmybiznews.com\/politics\/nadine-dorries-stuns-bbc-panel-with-michael-gove-attack-after-london-mobbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadine Dorries stuns BBC panel with Michael Gove attack after London mobbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nadine Dorries stunned Laura Kuenssberg and her panel this morning after she suggested Michael Gove was “drunk” when he was mobbed by a crowd of protesters yesterday.<\/p>\n

Disturbing scenes at Victoria Station in central London yesterday showed Mr Gove being surrounded by protesters, some of whom were carrying Palestinian flags.<\/p>\n

The Levelling Up Secretary had to be escorted by police officers out of fear for his safety and was later bundled into a police car to escape.<\/p>\n

Following the incident yesterday, Mr Gove tweeted: “I\u2019m very grateful for so many kind messages in the last 24 hours. I\u2019d like to thank the police for their exemplary work getting me home safely yesterday.”<\/p>\n

However, Ms Dorries has questioned whether Michael Gove was deliberately “playing to the gallery” by venturing to the busy London station during yesterday’s march.<\/p>\n

She said a high-profile politician appearing in public yesterday was obviously a risk, adding that any “sensible politician” wouldn’t have wanted to make the job any harder for police.<\/p>\n

During her appearance on BBC One\u2019s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the former Culture Secretary said: \u201cWhat was Michael Gove doing in the middle of Victoria Station on a day when any other sentient politician did not want to make the police\u2019s job any harder?<\/p>\n

\u201cWas he drunk? What was he doing there?”<\/p>\n

When Ms Kuenssberg asked if Ms Dorries thought he was drunk, she responded: “Well no, to coin a phrase.<\/p>\n

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“But why was he there? What was what judgment made him walk through Victoria Station? Was that playing to the gallery?”<\/p>\n

Hitting back at Ms Dorries, a source close to Mr Gove told HuffPost UK: “It\u2019s sad really, but she has a book to sell.”<\/p>\n

The two have long been political rivals, which has been further exposed in Ms Dorries’ new book The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n

In the book, the former Culture Secretary accuses Mr Gove of being part of a secretive group called ‘the movement’ that orchestrated the PM’s departure.<\/p>\n