Nadine Dorries has officially stepped down from her Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary seat and launched a scathing attack against Rishi Sunak.

In a strongly-worded resignation letter directed at Mr. Sunak, Dorries accused him of forsaking "the fundamental principles of Conservatism" and warned that "history will not judge you kindly."

She criticized him for abandoning Boris Johnson's policy commitments and questioned his stance, asking, "What exactly is it you do stand for?"

"It is a fact that there is no affection for Keir Starmer out on the doorstep. He does not have the winning X factor qualities of a Thatcher, a Blair, or a Boris Johnson, and sadly, Prime Minister, neither do you," the former Culture Secretary stated.

Dorries lambasted Sunak's actions for putting around 200 of her fellow MPs at risk of electoral defeat and jeopardizing their livelihoods. She accused him of prioritizing personal ambition over the country's stability and economy in his eagerness to become Prime Minister.

Expressing bewilderment, she noted the absence of a grand political vision for the country, leaving the disruption and subsequent inertia seemingly without purpose.

Additionally, Dorries accused Sunak of orchestrating attacks against her, which led to threats to her personal safety and necessitated police intervention at her home.

Reports suggest that she is set to assume the position of Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern under Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's appointment. This procedural move allows her to resign formally and triggers the parliamentary by-election process.

The Tory former minister had faced criticism for remaining in her post for ten weeks after declaring her intention to resign "immediately" in protest of not receiving a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honors list.

Dorries' claim that Sunak was behind the removal of her peerage nomination was denied by Downing Street.

Sunak had previously stated that Dorries' constituents were not adequately represented but did not take steps to expel her from the party.

In an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Dorries dismissed the notion that her constituents were ignored and expressed disappointment in the Prime Minister's comments. She mentioned writing a book titled "The Plot: The Political Assassination Of Boris Johnson," which contributed to her decision to step down as a backbench MP.

Mid-Bedfordshire was a strongly Conservative seat in the 2019 general election, with the Tories holding a substantial 24,664-vote majority. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, Wikimedia commons.