![]() ![]() Ms Dorries, who is backing Liz Truss in the leadership campaign, also said 'it was no secret' that Boris Johnson had been a victim of a 'coup' when asked if Rishi Sunak was one of the ringleaders. 'Everybody here - thousands of people - are extremely proud, including the volunteers behind me right now, extremely proud of what we're doing.' 'Are you saying we shouldn't have the Commonwealth Games? I think we are proud and honoured to have picked up the baton when it was dropped elsewhere in the world and to continue to run these Commonwealth Games in the amazing way that we have done. She told Sky News from Birmingham: 'It's not a vanity project. Minutes earlier she had defended the £778million cost of hosting the Commonwealth Games at a time when families face rising bills and mounting difficulties. A source told MailOnline: 'She was obviously concerned for the safety of the Sky cameraman.' It is not thought that the altercation was sparked by the man recognising the minister and coming to accost her. Ms Dorries appeared to be unharmed but the extraordinary moment does raise questions about how protected she was. She then nods to someone off camera and a man appears close to her shoulder as the man appears to be shepherded away, and then says: 'Shall I go? Shall I move?' before disappearing off screen. Ms Dorries said: 'He's not touching you' and then told viewers: 'The cameraman did not touch him.' The man could still be heard shouting: 'Touch me then? You can't because they'll have you arrested for assault.' The minister, who appears to be unprotected, then turn around and asks: 'Is there any security? The cameraman did not touch him'. Ms Dorries then interjected and said: 'He's not touching you sir', to which the irate man replied: 'He can't touch me madam, what do you mean he ain't touching me? He can't, I'll have him arrested in five seconds flat.' If you lay a finger on me I'll have you arrested for assault'. The camera kept rolling as she listened to the man shouting: 'Don't touch me. Your cameraman is in a little bit of trouble'. Nadine Dorries was today forced to cut short a Commonwealth Games interview after a Sky News cameraman was threatened and she desperately had to call security.Īhead of tonight's opening ceremony, the Culture Secretary was being grilled by Kay Burley in the middle of Birmingham when a pedestrian started yelling at the off-screen crew.Īn increasingly distracted Ms Dorries initially tried to continue with the interview - until the man's yelling became so loud she couldn't hear a question about justifying the £778million cost of the Games.Īnd when the cameraman appeared to be threatened, she said: 'We're going to have to go Kay, I'm sorry. ![]()
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