Natalie elphicke, the mp for dover, said the conservatives under rishi sunak have become a byword for incompetence and division. She made the movejust minutes before the Prime Minister faced mps in the commons at Prime Ministers questions for the First Time Since suffering heavy defeats in local elections in england. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Natalie elphicke, shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must when admit, i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for many tory voters in saying the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally, the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest, of the country first,
This is another morale boost for labour, more woe for the conservatives. Chris mason has our top story. Natalie elphicke, shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must admit, when i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for very many tory voters in saying that the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest. Really good day. It has been a great day. Cue the mildly awkward first date with the cameras in tow vibes ahead of her criticism of their Prime Minister. He is not stopping the boats and he is letting the country down. Meanwhile, under labour, they are clear that it i
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