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Starmer welcomes right-wing Tory to Labour
Labour leader Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office in the House of Commons, London, May 8, 2024
“At local level, it’s different."
SHOCK enveloped both major political parties today as one of the most right-wing Tory MPs crossed the floor of the Commons to join Labour.
Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover & Deale, threw both parties into chaos after she announced her conversion to Labour under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
It further rocked PM Rishi Sunak’s already divided and demoralised Tories, the more so since Ms Elphicke claimed that Labour had better policies on stopping refugees entering the country, a major issue for Conservative strategists.
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