And Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire Nadine Dorries raised concerns about the bill's sentencing plans.

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Mid Bedfordshire MP Ms Dorries demanded an apology from the prime minister and said she was considering legal action against Mr McBride.

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The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire has been suspended by the Parliamentary party for taking part in I'm a Celebrity...

BBC: Nadine Dorries prepares for I'm a Celebrity

The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire said she had been given permission to take a holiday by the then Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell.

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The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire was suspended when it emerged earlier this month she had left for Australia, where the show is filmed.

BBC: Nadine Dorries returning from Australia

The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire could be away for a month if she makes it to the final stages of I'm A Celebrity...

BBC: Nadine Dorries prepares for I'm a Celebrity

If Ms Dorries remains suspended from the parliamentary party, she will not be able to stand as a Tory candidate for Mid-Bedfordshire.

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Paul Duckett, Chair of the Mid-Bedfordshire Conservative Association, told BBC Three Counties Radio that local party members had decided unanimously to back her return to the parliamentary party.

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Budge Wells, deputy chairman of Mid-Bedfordshire Conservative Association, which has the power to de-select her as a candidate in the next general election, said her participation in the programme was "not helpful" but said officials would be "cautious" in their response.

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