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| Tory MP suing over e-mail smears | Tory MP suing over e-mail smears |
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| Tory MP Nadine Dorries is taking legal action over allegations contained in e-mails sent by Gordon Brown's former special adviser, she has announced. | Tory MP Nadine Dorries is taking legal action over allegations contained in e-mails sent by Gordon Brown's former special adviser, she has announced. |
| Ms Dorries was one of a number of Conservative MPs named in e-mails sent by Downing Street aide Damian McBride. | Ms Dorries was one of a number of Conservative MPs named in e-mails sent by Downing Street aide Damian McBride. |
| Mr McBride sent the unfounded smears to ex spin doctor Derek Draper who was planning to set up a website. He resigned after they were made public. | |
| A statement on Ms Dorries' website said she had "proceeded with legal action". | A statement on Ms Dorries' website said she had "proceeded with legal action". |
| "I am not going to say anything at all at this stage, other than that," she added. | "I am not going to say anything at all at this stage, other than that," she added. |
| Personal attacks | Personal attacks |
| Ms Dorries secured a personal apology from Mr Brown when she confronted him over the smears at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons on Wednesday. | Ms Dorries secured a personal apology from Mr Brown when she confronted him over the smears at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons on Wednesday. |
| The Mid-Bedfordshire MP asked: "Would you like to take this opportunity to apologise to me for what happened?" | The Mid-Bedfordshire MP asked: "Would you like to take this opportunity to apologise to me for what happened?" |
| Mr Brown replied: "Yes. And I have said sorry this has happened and I have also written to you personally." | Mr Brown replied: "Yes. And I have said sorry this has happened and I have also written to you personally." |
| The recipient of the e-mail, former Labour spin doctor and editor of the left-leaning LabourList blog Derek Draper, never published the allegations. | The recipient of the e-mail, former Labour spin doctor and editor of the left-leaning LabourList blog Derek Draper, never published the allegations. |
| However, they came to light after the e-mail found its way to Westminster blogger Paul Staines, who writes under the name Guido Fawkes. | However, they came to light after the e-mail found its way to Westminster blogger Paul Staines, who writes under the name Guido Fawkes. |
| They also featured unfounded personal attacks on Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne. | They also featured unfounded personal attacks on Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne. |
| Conservative sources said Ms Dorries, a former nurse, was "spitting blood" about the smears but was not planning to make any further statements at this stage. |