The Latest Breaking News from Natalie Elphicke

Labour would scrap Rwanda migrant scheme and set up 'elite' force to tackle small boat crossings

Border Security Command would be an “elite force, not a Cinderella service”, Sir Keir Starmer said

Evening Standard · May 10, 2024

Labour should be ‘less tribal’, says Keir Starmer after Elphicke defection

Party leader welcomes MP in Dover speech as he announces plan to replace Rwanda scheme with new border security unit

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024

Starmer to rip up Rwanda scheme and fund new anti-smuggling unit

Labour leader to promise to divert £75m to fund specialist force against smugglers using counter-terror powers

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs

After Natalie Elphicke’s welcome, would Labour turn any Tory dregs away? This is beneath the dignity of a party on the verge of power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Politicians should stop trying to be trendy and 'champion local makers', says fashion designer Patrick Grant

Sadiq Khan is sporting a 'Robin Hood' suit and Rishi Sunak is wearing Adidas Sambas

Evening Standard · May 9, 2024

UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

‘I understand why she moved’: Dover voters on Natalie Elphicke switching parties

Most people speaking to Guardian consider former Tory MP linchpin of community

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 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

Admitting Elphicke leaves some in Labour asking how far Starmer will go

Brexit and immigration hardliner surprises politicians from both sides with her defection

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

Natalie Elphicke’s queasy welcome shows Labour will turn no one away

A quick win is a quick win for Keir Starmer. Never mind the politics, just feel that Tory majority weakening

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024