Former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s surprise defection to Labour yesterday is “causing a stir on both sides of the House” in Westminster today, said Sky News.
Keir Starmer extended a warm welcome to the MP for Dover after she crossed the floor, criticising the “broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government”. Starmer said he was “delighted” with her defection, two weeks after that of fellow ex-Tory Dan Poulter, telling reporters it showed Labour was “the party of the national interest”.
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