Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour and slams Rishi Sunak for ‘broken promises’
MP Natalie Elphicke has ditched the Tories to join the Labour Party, blasting Rishi Sunak’s “broken promises” and “chaotic Government”.
The Dover MP dramatically crossed the floor of the House of Commons just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions.
In a bombshell statement, she said: “I have carefully considered this decision. The change has been dramatic and cannot be ignored.
“For me key deciding factors have been housing and the safety and security of our borders.”
She also insisted that under the PM’s leadership, the Tories have now become a “byword for incompetence and division”, adding: “The centre ground has been abandoned and key pledges of the 2019 manifesto have been ditched.”
Mr Elphicke praised Labour for changing “out of all recognition” under Sir Keir Starmer, who she thinks now “occupies the centre ground of British politics”.
The Labour boss kicked off PMQs, welcoming Ms Elphicke to his party.
He then questioned why the Government keeps “staggering on” when even the Tory MP for Dover “on the front line of small boats crisis says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins Labour”.