Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Keir Starmer's party: 'Labour have changed'

The Conservative MP for Dover has staged a dramatic defection to Labour saying her former party has become a 'byword for incompetence and division'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Natalie Elphicke became the second Tory MP to switch parties in two weeks in another major blow to Rishi Sunak as she crossed the floor of the Commons before PMQs. In a move that took Westminster by surprise, and went down badly with some Labour MPs owing to her 'hard-right views', Elphicke said the UK needed to move on from Sunak's 'tired and chaotic' government, accusing the prime minister of failing on border security. Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour citing border security ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/08/conservative-mp-natalie-elphicke-defects-to-labour-party Natalie Elphicke is a hard-right Tory. Her defection sums up Labour’s contempt for progressive voters ► https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/08/natalie-elphicke-defect-labour-keir-starmer-conservatives The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #labour #dover #sunak #starmer #natalieelphicke #politics