“It’s just implausible and silly.”

Tory MP Steve Baker admits to Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇬 that his party is in ‘quite a lot of trouble’ following Natalie Elphicke’s ‘laughable’ defection to Labour.

Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour in a new blow to Rishi Sunak. Is there any coming back from this? Iain Dale and his panel discuss this and more.

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'There isn't a socialist bone in that woman's body...'
'I think Labour is going to rather regret taking on Natalie Elphicke today.'
'She was the one who nicknamed him Sir Softy!'

Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇬 reacts to the former Tory MP defecting to Keir Starmer's Labour Party.

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'This is the most nonsensical move in politics that I've ever seen...'

Tory MP Michelle Donelan 'can't fathom' Natalie Elphicke's logic as she defects to Labour, telling Andrew Marr she believes it's 'undemocratic' to her constituents.

'She's seen that this is a costly con...'

Labour's Anneliese Dodds tells Andrew Marr that Natalie Elphicke has renounced her support for the 'unworkable' Rwanda scheme.

‘Can you confirm she won’t be getting a Labour peerage?’
‘Anyone that reads her statement will see a genuine commitment…’

Anneliese Dodds tells Andrew Marr there are no ‘grubby politics’ at play, and Natalie Elphicke has made ‘the right decision’ in defecting to Labour.

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'They need a proper briefing on what Labour history is and what Labour values are...'

Andrew Marr reveals to John McDonnell MP that a Labour spokesperson couldn't provide a 'straightforward no' regarding Nigel Farage joining the party.

'I'm a great believer in the power of conversion, but even this one would strain the generosity of spirit of John the Baptist.'

Labour's John McDonnell MP tells Andrew Marr he's shocked by Natalie Elphicke's 'stunt' defection.

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With Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defecting to Labour, Andrew Marr analyses the 'broken promises' of Rishi Sunak's 'tired government'.

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‘They've no sense of long term planning, everything seems to be reactions to problems.’

Caller Marita and Tom Swarbrick discuss how politicians ‘don’t feel capable’ of talking about the consequences of their decisions, as Robert Jenrick admits the public has been 'betrayed'.

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‘Natalie Elphicke is more right wing than Suella Braverman!’

‘This isn’t any old centrist Tory’, Labour Party National Executive Committee member Mish Rahman tells Tom Swarbrick, warning that her acceptance to the Party may drive away voters.

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‘Categorically, this woman is a Tory… other than adding to the smell of decay around the Conservatives, what does this achieve for Labour?’

Tom Swarbrick cannot explain why Natalie Elphicke has defected to the Labour Party, or why Keir Starmer has welcomed her.

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