Backlash over right-wing Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to the Labor Party as former leader Lord Kinnock warns Starmer ‘there are limits’ on who is allowed to join their party
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WSTPost— Lord Kinnock led a Labor backlash last night after right-wing Tory Natalie Elphicke defected to the party.The Dover MP stunned Westminster yesterday when she announced that she would switch to Labor in protest at the Government's 'broken promises'.The defection was designed to damage Rishi Sunak and was revealed when he arrived in the Commons chamber to answer questions from the Prime Minister.But last night it threatened to backfire, with senior Labor figures accusing Sir Keir Starmer of...
dailym.ai—Backlash over Right-wing Tory MP Natalie Elphicke's defection to Labour as former leader Lord Kinnock warns Starmer 'there are limits' to who should be allowed to join their party. Natalie Elphicke stunned Westminster yesterday by announcing she was switching to Labour in protest at the Government's 'broken promises'.
The Telegraph—Politics latest news: Lord Kinnock leads backlash against Starmer over Natalie Elphicke defection. Sir Keir Starmer faced a backlash from the Left wing of his party after welcoming defecting Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to the Labour benches.]]>
Daily Mail—Keir Starmer faces mounting Labour fury over 'disgraceful' Natalie Elphicke defection stunt as MPs demand Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott are allowed back into the party. A jubilant Keir Starmer unveiled Natalie Elphicke as his latest recruit in a moment of high drama at PMQs yesterday, insisting it showed Rishi Sunak's government was crumbling.