The public very much does not think there will be a hung parliament after the election, despite the No10 position.
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Kinnock on Elphicke defection: Labour is “a very broad church but churches have walls and there are limits”.

Labour spokesman declines to say whether Nigel Farage would be welcome to join the party, saying they are having conversations 'with all sorts of people wanting to support the party'

Natalie Elphicke won’t be standing at the election, per a Labour source. It was the same with Dan Poulter the other day.

Is a curious dynamic. These are not Tory MPs switching to save their seats. So something else driving the desire to publicly dunk on the Tories and Sunak.

The backlash from Tory MPs over Elphicke’s defection begins.

Two footed from Tory MP now turned Labour MP Natalie Elphicke on the PM

“Under Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division”

“Rishi Sunak’s government is failing to keep our borders safe and secure”

“the unelected Rishi Sunak”

Yikes.

Announced seconds before PMQs

BREAK: Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour

Former SNP leader Humza Yousaf signs his resignation letter to the King as he departs the office of First Minister of Scotland. Sky News

The question Labour will keep asking in the election campaign, via Rachel Reeves this morning:

'Do you and your family feel better off after 14 years of Conservative Government?'

Rachel Reeves in her speech now making clear the Labour attacks on the '£46bn tax bombshell' (the Tory long-term ambition to scrap National Insurance) won't end with the locals.

Our p1: Downing Street cools on a summer election. Autumn is the focus after the Tory local defeats with hopes improving economy and Rwanda flights can change the dial. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

NEW

Nigel Farage has given the strongest signal yet that he **won’t** contest the next general election

He tells The Telegraph the US elections are more important than the UK vote

Notable he spent local election week in Florida and Texas with Republicans
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