Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer faces party revolt after admitting right-wing Tory Natalie Elphicke...

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer was battling a party revolt last night as one of his predecessors slammed his decision to admit right-wing Tory Natalie Elphicke.to be “choosy” about who he lets in after posing alongside the defecting MP, who controversially defended her sex offender husband.— whose Dover constituency is at the heart of the migrants crisis — were also in disbelief last night that she had jumped ship just weeks after she condemned Labour for having an open borders policy.

She was one of five senior Tory MPs who improperly attempted to influence the trial judge. She revealed that their 25-year marriage was over after he was convicted and jailed in 2020.said last night: “It’s absolutely bonkers. Has anyone done any due diligence on her? This leaves a very sour taste in the mouth.Furious moment Tory & Labour chiefs rip each other apart in fiery clash overElphicke, who took over her husband’s Dover seat, has also repeatedly attacked Labour on migrants.

Following a bruising set of local elections, the PM was keen to get back on the front foot by rallying his Tory troops.It WAS Natalie Elphicke, Labour spinners confirmed as political journalists hurried to break the news. Tory MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns slammed the decision to defect, saying: “You were a centre-right Conservative, Labour want to give asylum to 50,000-plus people.minister Steve Baker said he has been “searching in vain for a Conservative MP who thinks themself to the right of ­Natalie Elphicke”.

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