'If Nadine Dorries can go on I'm a Celebrity and be Culture Secretary, can I head Ofcom?'
16 September 2021, 08:50
Nick Ferrari questions Ben Wallace on Nadine Dorries appointment as Culture Secretary
Nick Ferrari has put Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on the spot over Nadine Dorries' appointment as Culture Secretary.
Nick asked: "If appearing on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' is enough for Nadine Dorries to be Culture Secretary, can I be head of Ofcom?"
Speaking in defence of the appointment on Nadine Dorries as Culture Secretary, Mr Wallace said: "I think...Nadine is remember also a bestselling author.
"I mean I couldn't write a chapter. She has written lots and lots of books [and] sold thousands of books.
"And if being a successful author isn't part of culture, media and sport, I don't know what is."
Mr Wallace went on to describe Nadine Dorries as a "great colleague" and said she is "pretty well-qualified" to be Culture Secretary.
