Why has Labour welcomed a right wing Tory defector?
The News Agents
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🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Very little political news is truly jaw dropping. But this morning's was. Natalie Elphicke, on the Conservative right of the party, and MP for Dover, has defected to Labour.
She crossed the floor before Prime Minister's Questions and was warmly welcomed by Keir Starmer. It was not so long ago that Rachel Reeves was telling Elphicke to "fuck off", after her comments about Marcus Rashford. And it was not so long ago Elphicke herself was defending her convicted sex offender husband as being the 'victim of dirty politics'. Is this really the new face of Labour?
Later, why has Astra Zeneca pulled it's Covid vaccine from the shelf. Is this about legal woes? Or commercial ones? And where is this country now on vaccine hesitancy?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.0 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.5 | In 2019, the Conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, |
| 0:17.2 | but under Rishu Sunaik, they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. |
| 0:23.0 | Meanwhile, under Kyrs-Starma, Labour have changed. |
| 0:26.3 | And I think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country. |
| 0:30.7 | And that's why I'm so keen to join the Labour Party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. |
| 0:35.3 | That is not just any new member of the Labour Party. |
| 0:38.5 | That is, until yesterday, the Conservative MP for Dover, |
| 0:44.3 | on the front line of the battle against the small boats. |
| 0:47.4 | Natalie Elphick has crossed the floor, |
| 0:49.9 | she's defected from the Conservative Party |
| 0:51.8 | and joined Kyr Stama's growing army. |
| 0:55.7 | Is this a hurrah moment for Labour? |
| 0:58.4 | We'll wait till you hear a little bit more about Natalie Elphick, |
| 1:02.2 | about how after her husband was convicted of sexual abuse, |
| 1:06.5 | she said he'd been punished for being charming, wealthy, charismatic and successful. |
| 1:12.2 | Wait till you hear her comments about that Marcus Rashford missed penalty in the Euro finals. |
| 1:19.6 | Wait till you hear her views on P&O sacking 800 workers. |
| 1:25.2 | Is she a blessing for labour or is she a curse? Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 1:33.5 | The Newsagents. It's John. It's Emily. And I've got to describe our day in Newsagent's HQ |
| 1:39.5 | because we all listen to Prime Minister's questions avidly. Yes. Emily is kind of got some recording device, |
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