Tory MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to Labour, hitting out at the 'broken promises of Rishi Sunak 's tired and chaotic government'.
Rishi Sunak was hit with a bombshell today as another Tory defected to Labour slamming his 'broken promises'.
She also has a long record of attacking Keir Starmer's party, which shocked colleagues insisted she 'despised' up to now. Natalie Elphicke was in a prime spot behind Keir Starmer as the leaders clashed in another bad-tempered PMQs Incredulous Tories immediately began circulating previous comments by Ms Elphicke condemning Labour for its 'open borders' policy.He told BBC News: 'I've seen some sights in this place, but actually the lack of scruples on this one is a new bar that Natalie has created.
Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield, who has clashed with Sir Keir over trans issues, joked on X that she could defect from Labour and then rejoin in order to get a face-to-face meeting with the party leader But a bullish Mr Sunak lashed back: 'I was, of course, surprised to see in North Yorkshire but probably not as surprised as he was when he realised he couldn't take the Tube there.
But Liz Truss insisted last night that Mr Sunak must 'junk' plans such as the phased ban on cigarette sales, regarded as 'nanny state' by critics. One Tory MP told MailOnline that Mr Gove quoting the supermodel - who did not invent the quip and has since suggested she regrets it - was 'deeply weird'. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick has penned a report demanding a tougher approach on borders, while his ex-boss Suella Braverman has been similarly trenchant about changing direction.
Speaking at a Tory fundraiser, Ms Mordaunt - often touted as a potential replacement - put on a show of loyalty to Mr Sunak and echoed Mr Gove's message about the need to hold the political centre ground.'A Labour win at the General Election is not inevitable. It is not.'It is sometimes the people who no one imagines anything of that do the things no one can imagine.'
She added: 'They want us to be tough on immigration. They want us to be cognisant of the fact that they've had a difficult time when it comes to public finances, which is why we're putting forward £900 of tax cuts. Natalie Elphicke shocked Westminster today as she crossed the floor to join Labour with a broadside at her former Tory colleagues over border security.
With a majority of 12,278 her seat was firmly in Labour's sights against the backdrop of the ongoing issue of arrivals - although it is changing size and being renamed Dover and Deal at the next election.She has also been a critic of the plan to send Channel migrants to Rwanda. But she has also been highly critical of Labour.
Ms Elphicke clashed with protesters gathered in support of sacked P&O Ferry workers at Dover in Kent -after arriving to support them. In January 2022 he was pictured driving a 4x4 with a stony-faced Mrs Elphicke in the passenger seat near her £1.6 million home in Fulham, west London. 'Following an unfair trial during the Covid-19 pandemic, I believe that Charlie was convicted in a terrible miscarriage of justice.
The three, along with fellow Tories Adam Holloway and Bob Stewart, breached the code of conduct through a letters to senior judges that were 'an attempt improperly to influence judicial proceedings,' the committee said. All five wrote to senior members of the judiciary raising concerns that the trial judge was considering publishing positive character references provided for Mr Elphicke by Conservatives politicians.
She made the remark in a Tory MP WhatsApp group after the Three Lions' Euro 2020 defeat on penalties to Italy at Wembley in the delayed tournament.
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