ONE Labour MP was reportedly left in tears following the news of Natalie Elphicke’s defection from the Tory party.
on Wednesday, hitting out at Rishi Sunak’s “tired and chaotic government” and accused the PM of failing to deliver on his promise to “stop the boats”.were also left bemused with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan saying she was a “very odd fit” for Starmer’s party.
Another MP told the PA they had been left in tears by the news of the defection while former shadow minister for domestic violence said the new Labour MP should “account for her actions”.Another backbencher told PA the decision wouldn’t comfort those questioning Starmer’s political judgement and that it showed “cack-handed party management skills”.“They didn’t need to do this.
“I can see that in her statement that what she set out is absolutely fundamental to the Labour Party … making sure that we have a country that is secure, making sure that we’re delivering on those issues of security, and also making sure we’re delivering on housing as well," she told “Natalie Elphicke is taking the same decision as so many other former Conservative supporters up and down the country, and I think it’s absolutely right that she’s done so because she’s clearly here putting her constituents in Dover first.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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