Nadine Dries is set to step down as culture secretary following Boris Johnson’s departure from number 10.
Sources close to Dries, who was a prominent supporter of Liz Truss in the leadership campaign, say he believes it’s time to step down.
She was given the chance to continue in the cabinet, but chose to return to the backbench instead.
Nadine Dries was a strong supporter of Boris Johnson
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She has now been given a title of nobility on Mr Johnson’s resignation honor list and is expected to trigger a by-election in the constituency of Mid Bedfordshire.
Former secretary of international development Penny Mordaunt, an early frontrunner in the Tory leadership race, is expected to take over the top job at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), according to reports.
Dries did not intend his resignation to be taken as a criticism of the incoming prime minister, a friend said. Post.
“Nadine struggles with this because she supports Liz 100 percent. But she has decided now is the right time to leave the Cabinet,” they said.
Truss will begin announcing the cabinet on Tuesday after being formally named prime minister by the Queen in Balmoral.
Dries was offered the role but is believed to have turned it down
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After Home Secretary Priti Patel and Cabinet Office Minister Nigel Adams stepped down, she is expected to settle into the position of prime minister with personnel changes, and already has some holes to fill.
Dries’ departure from DCMS leaves some big cultural questions for the new government.
The outspoken Liverpool native has been the first to throw himself into the so-called ‘culture wars’, attacking the BBC for alleged ‘groupthink’ and accusing social media platforms of left-wing bigotry.
The BBC’s long-term future remains in question as a government overhaul of the public broadcaster’s funding model comes into question after Johnson’s resignation.
Mr. Dries’ plans to privatize Channel 4 have not yet been finalized, and the production company has asked Mr. Truss to reconsider the move.
Liz Truss launches her top team on Tuesday
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In recent months, Mr. Dries has become known as Mr. Johnson’s most loyal supporter. She refused to agree with the many cabinet ministers and PPS who forced the prime minister to resign, saying a few days ago that he was the most successful prime minister in a generation.
“He makes big decisions absolutely right…I will regret removing him as prime minister,” she told the BBC. news night.
She was criticized by many of her colleagues for her vicious sniping early in the Tory leadership election.
Tweets attacking Rishi Sunak for her wearing expensive clothes and praising Ms. Tolas for her cheap earrings were held up as an example of the bitterness that marked the beginning of the six-week contest.
A successful novelist who has sold over 2.5 million copies, her departure from the government is expected to allow her to return to writing books.
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