A SCOTTISH Labour MSP has responded to Keir Starmer welcoming controversial right-wing Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to the party ...
Monica Lennon called the decision into question and told The National that Labour must “stay true to our values”.
The current Labour peer said in a tweet that Labour have to be “choosy” about who joins the party since “it's a very broad church but churches have walls and there are limits!”. As well as Elphicke's political stance, many Labour MPs are reportedly deeply uncomfortable with remarks she made about her then-husband Charlie Elphicke, whom she replaced as Dover MP in 2019.In an interview after his conviction in 2020 for sexual assault, Elphicke was reported to have said being"attractive and attracted to women" made him an"easy target".
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
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