A 'tropical' storm is gathering over Tory MP Nadine Dorries' decision to suspend her parliamentary duties and head off to Australia for up to a month to take part in reality TV show I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.
Dorries, 55, has already flown to Brisbane to prepare for the show but faced a deluge of criticism at home as news broke of her upcoming TV appearance.
She would probably miss an EU budget vote and George Osborne's UK mini-budget by taking part in the reality show.