A DORSET MP has slammed Dorchester's bid for city status as 'unwanted and unnecessary'. West Dorset MP Chris Loder has dismissed claims made by Dorchester town councillors that city status would be beneficial to the town. He said: "Dorchester is, and always has been, our county town. People living here simply do not want to live in a city. City status will carry a range of planning implications and changes that will be both unwanted and unnecessary. "We need to see off harmful projects such as the north of Dorchester development proposal first before we lose focus chasing city status."