The UK's Conservative Party has suspended the whip from MP Nadine Dorries after it emerged she is planning to be absent from Westminster to appear on ITV's I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, a senior party source said today.

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries could face the wrath of her constituents as she heads to Australia for up to a month to take part in reality TV show 'I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here'.