Just as his mps began taking their seats behind him, one of them the conservative Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor to sit directly behind the Labour Leader. Timed for maximum political effect, and less than two weeks after the defection of dan poulter, how the Labour Leader enjoyed it. If one week, a tory mp whos also a doctor says the Prime Minister cant be trusted with the nhs and joins labour and the next week, the tory mp for dover, on the front line of the small boats crisis, says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins labour what is the point of this failed government staggering on . In her statement, the dover mp said the conservatives under rishi sunak had become a by word for incompetence and division. In 2019, the conservatives took on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But under rishi sunak, theyave abandoned the Centre Ground and broken many election promises. Meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed, and i think that change i
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2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. let s start with nigel farage a s return to front line politics by standing, announcing his standing at the election. let s take a look at the front pages. starting with the daily mail, double blow for rishi sunak, his darkest hour, this is how the guardian has got it, tory alarm as nigel farage takes control of reform uk. less from the daily telegraph, i am back to lead the revolt. and the daily express, vote for nigel farage is more likely to end up with keir starmer in number ten. in the last 15 minutes or so, nigel farage has launched his campaign, he is standing in clacton, we will show you the other candidates are standing so far injust you the other candidates are standing so far in just a moment, what impact is nigel farage s return are standing in the selection going to have the conservative party? fin to have the conservative party? on the campaign itself, it electrified it, it has been a dull campaign,
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