What do you do when your boss isn’t acting the way you want? You join the competition, of course. That’s exactly what the MP for Dover, Natalie Elphicke, did when she crossed the floor of the Commons and sat behind Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. She’s rocked the political world with this surprise move to join the Labour party, citing “key deciding factors” as housing issues and immigration.
Why is the move so shocking? Well, Elphicke has previously insulted Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, for starters, calling him “confused and muddled.” A pretty awkward way to start a new working relationship. She’s also been described as super right-wing, even for the Tories. What’s more, her new colleague, shadow secretary Rachel Reeves, once told her to “f*** off” following controversial comments about Marcus Rashford (more on that later).
