Tory MP requests George Osborne is banned from party conference over Theresa May 'fridge murder' comments

Former Chancellor was widely condemned over comments he is alleged to have made about the Prime Minister

(Rex)

A prominent Tory backbencher has written to the party’s Chief Whip to demand that George Osborne is banned from next month’s Conservative Party conference.

Nadine Dorries, the Mid Bedfordshire MP and a fierce critic of Mr Osborne, said his conference pass should be revoked over comments he is said to have made about Theresa May.

The former Chancellor and now London Evening Standard editor reportedly told colleagues that he will not rest until Ms May “is chopped up in bags in my freezer”.

Writing on Twitter, Ms Dorries said: “I have contacted [the] Chief Whip and asked that Osborne's conference pass be withdrawn for expressing a desire to see a woman, the PM, murdered.”

The MP, who has previously described Mr Osborne and former Prime Minister David Cameron as “arrogant posh boys”, also suggested that the former Chancellor should seek psychological help.

In response to another social media user suggesting Mr Osborne should see a psychologist, Ms Dorries responded: “I think he’s always needed that. He should resign as editor, apologise and seek help.”

Mr Osborne’s alleged comments drew widespread condemnation after they were reported by Esquire magazine.

When they were first reported, Ms Dorries said: “I think this gruesome comment shows what many already knew: Osborne is unpleasant and unstable. He should not be allowed to attend conference.”

She described the alleged comment as a “brief insight into how his mind works and always has”.

Mr Osborne has been an outspoken critic of Ms May since he took over as the Evening Standard editor in May. He has also used the newspaper to launch a series of withering attacks on her Government’s agenda, particularly on Brexit.

The ex-Chancellor was sacked from the Cabinet by Ms May when she entered Downing Street last year.

After June’s General Election, he described May as a “dead woman walking”.