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Urgent memo to Sir Keir Starmer: there are some offers which should be refused
By Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MP calls for Natalie Elphicke to be suspended over lobbying claims
By Jennifer Mckiernan
Diane Abbott to stay out in Labour cold despite Elphicke defection backlash
By Richard Vaughan
Natalie Elphicke 'lobbied' lord chancellor to help her sex offender husband
By Hugo Daniel, Gabriel Pogrund and Caroline Wheeler
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Elphicke defection controversy worth it for ruthless Starmer as he spoils Sunak's moment on Dover visit
By Beth Rigby
Double-edged sword of defections underscores wider Labour discontent
By Stephen Bush and Georgina Quach
Tory Party Defectors Flee a Clearly Sinking Ship
By Martin Ivens
A potted history of political defections
By Peter Kellner
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour Party
By Paul McNamara
The Tory Dustbin
By Francesca Newton
The spy who came in from the coast | Robert Hutton
By Robert Hutton
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth SQUIRMS during grilling on Natalie Elphicke peerage offer
By Georgia Pearce
Labour lefties hate Keir Starmer's new friends. He doesn't care.
By Esther Webber and Agnes Chambre
Jess Phillips calls for independent investigation into Natalie Elphicke lobbying claims
By Emma Soteriou
Starmer's embrace of defecting Tory right-winger may backfire on Labour – Christine Jardine
By Christine Jardine
Natalie Elphicke’s anti-strike stance ‘incompatible’ with Labour, says TUC president
By Kiran Stacey and Rajeev Syal
Labour MP Rosie Duffield blasts 'hypocritical' Keir Starmer as she demands Tory defector Natalie Elphicke is s
By James Tapsfield, Greg Heffer and David Wilcock
BBC Question Time Crowd Delivers Brutal, Silent Verdict On Ex-Tory MP's Defection To Labour
By Kate Nicholson
Keir Starmer has 'no plans' and 'no principles', says Rishi Sunak
By Ben Riley-Smith
Ben Jennings on Natalie Elphicke's defection from the Conservatives to Labour – cartoon
By Ben Jennings
Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour citing border security
By Eleni Courea and Pippa Crerar
Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs
By Polly Toynbee
Why Starmer was right to welcome Elphicke
By Daniel Finkelstein