MP for Dover criticises ‘Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’ and failure ‘to keep our borders secure’
Natalie Elphicke became the second Tory MP to switch parties in two weeks as she crossed the floor of the Commons ahead of prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.
A Labour source said Elphicke would not be seeking re-election as a Labour MP. Nonetheless, her admission to the Labour party will be controversial. Natalie Elphicke was regarded as a rightwinger during her time in the Conservative party and her comments on migration have repeatedly caused controversy. A year ago sheShe wrote: “Not only have Labour got no plan of their own to tackle illegal immigration, they simply do not want to.”
She later apologised for the remarks, which had led to the deputy Labour leader, Angela Rayner, to say “the nasty party is back”. In a statement announcing her defection, Elphicke said: “When I was elected in 2019, the Conservative party occupied the centre ground of British politics. The party was about building the future and making the most of the opportunities that lay ahead for our country.
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