The second Tory to defect to Labour in as many weeks is none other than Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover. ‘The modern Labour Party looks to the future,’ Elphicke continued, listing the Tory government’s failures on small boats, housing and homelessness. Looks like it’ll just have to be more of the ‘same old Labour’ for Elphicke now, too. https://t.co/Kr4d1QRmVQ — Natalie Elphicke MP (@NatalieElphicke) September 25, 2022HousingIn the Dover MP’s statement today, she slammed Sunak’s government for ‘failing to build the homes we need’. Mr S wonders how well her anti-strike stance will go down in Labour circles given it was, er, created by the trade unions.