The astonishing claim is one of a string of revelations in The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, by former Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, which is being serialised exclusively in The Mail from tomorrow,
EXCLUSIVE: Dorries accused government of 'desperate' attempt to stop book. 'Radcliffe Rules' state that 'ministers should relinquish all government material'Nadine Dorries last night accused the Government of making a 'desperate' attempt to stop the publication of her explosive book.
But the former culture secretary declined to do so after she received legal advice that the rules were not applicable to the book – and did not want to do so voluntarily on the grounds that Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, who would have had the ultimate power to vet the contents, is criticised in the book.
When the Cabinet Office discovered that Ms Dorries was writing The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, she was told by Whitehall officials that she should share a pre-publication transcript to allow them to vet any confidential material Ms Dorries announced in June that she would step down as the MP for Mid-Bedfordshire after she was denied a peerage in Mr Johnson's resignation honours.
Senior civil servants cited the Government's so-called 'Radcliffe Rules', which state that 'ministers should relinquish all government material when ceasing to hold a role'. Pictured: Westminster
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