The Tory MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke has announced she is quitting the Conservative party and joining Labour.
Making the move just before this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions she said that under Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division. The centre ground has been abandoned and key pledges of the 2019 manifesto have been ditched.”.
“When I was elected in 2019, the Conservative Party occupied the centre ground of British politics. The party was about building the future and making the most of the opportunities that lay ahead for our country.
“Since then, many things have changed. The elected Prime Minister was ousted in a coup led by the unelected Rishi Sunak. Under Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division. The centre ground has been abandoned and key pledges of the 2019 manifesto have been ditched.
The defection means that Rishi Sunak’s working majority now stands at 45, down from 80 at the 2019 election.
