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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to Labour, in another humiliating blow for Rishi Sunak following his hammering at the local elections.
In a statement on Wednesday, Elphicke said: “Rishi Sunak’s government is failing to keep our borders safe and secure. Elphicke, who was elected 2019, also accused Sunak having “ousted” Boris Johnson as prime minister in a “coup”.“The centre ground has been abandoned and key pledges of the 2019 manifesto have been ditched.”
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