Andy McSmith's Diary: Nadine Dorries throws the book at Barclay brothers over HMRC case

Nadine Dorries, one of the more unpredictable characters in Parliament, has delivered a ringing attack on Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, one of whose companies, Shop Direct, is suing HM Revenue and Customs for compound interest for overpayment of tax. She described the twins as “avariciously greedy... notoriously reclusive… notoriously aggressive… deeply hypocritical” and “bullies”.