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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While Ms Dorries remains a member of Parliament, she can turn up in the House of Commons chamber to make her views known.

She can, but even before her resignation she had only shown up a handful of times (about 6?) In the prior 12 months, and it's been over a year since her last spoken contribution.

Why would they give her a peerage when she can't even attend her actual job as MP?