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Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour citing border security

Dover MP criticises ‘tired and chaotic government’ as her acceptance by Labour angers some of its MPs

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The Conservative MP for Dover has staged a dramatic defection to Labour saying her former party has become “a byword for incompetence and division”.

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 prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Dover MP criticises ‘tired and chaotic government’ as her acceptance by Labour angers some of its MPs UK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative MP for Dover has staged a dramatic defection to Labour saying her former party has become “a byword for incompetence and division”.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 prime minister’s questions on Wednesday. Continue reading…