I'm A Celebrity star Nadine Dorries: 'Dave will be relieved to see the back of me' - The Times (subscription)

Suspended Tory MP Nadine Dorries believes Prime Minister David Cameron will be "relieved" to see the back of her after she flew to Australia to take part in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here and admitted: "I am a thorn in his side."

She flew out this week without telling her colleagues she was to be a contestant on the ITV1 show for up to a month.

Dorries has justified her absence by saying it will help voters see a new side to politicians — and unlike some colleagues, she has never previously taken a week away during Parliamentary