The Latest Breaking News from Charlie Elphicke

Union chiefs to hold showdown talks with Starmer over workers’ rights

Alarm over Natalie Elphicke’s defection also expected to be raised in meeting with Labour leader

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Rishi Sunak: UK is facing some of the most dangerous years in its history

PM to speak on what he believes is at stake in next election, focusing on war, migration and technology

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

‘If Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to join us’ … Was Natalie Elphicke’s defection a step too far for Labour?

Keir Starmer thought he had pulled off a coup when Dover’s rightwing MP crossed the floor. Many were incensed, Tories were bemused – but does it prove there are no ‘no-go’ areas for the party?

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

Keir Starmer faces criticism over decision to accept Natalie Elphicke into Labour

One leftwing MP quipped: ‘I think even this one would have strained the generosity of spirit of John the Baptist’

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

Keir Starmer sparks Labour anger with decision to admit Natalie Elphicke

MP says many in party think rightwing Tory defector is ‘vile’, while shadow minister asks: ‘Are we welcoming Farage next week?’

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

The Guardian view on MPs crossing the floor: a triumph of political theatre over substance

Editorial: Natalie Elphicke is not a comfortable fit for Labour, but her defection is eloquent in expressing the decline of Rishi Sunak’s Tories

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

The controversies of Natalie Elphicke, the MP who has defected to Labour

Dover MP, who claimed her now former husband’s seat in 2019, has been criticised in the past by Labour

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

Who is Natalie Elphicke? Conservative MP defects to Labour

New Labour MP is no stranger to controversy after criticising England and Manchester United star Marcus Rashford in the past

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

The Abuse of Power by Theresa May review – rewriting history

The former prime minister’s serious study of burning injustices is marred by blindspots about her own conduct

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

What is the whip and what does it mean to have the whip suspended in politics?

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been stripped of the Tory whip after agreeing to go on reality TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Here is what it means for the ex-cabinet politician

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022