'A punch in the gut': The defection of Natalie Elphicke
Friday, 10 May 2024 Following the defection of the Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke to Labour, Beth, Ruth and Jess discuss the surprise move and whether it could have been handled differently by Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour's Catherine McKinnell said Tory MP Natalie Elphicke's defection to Labour "sends a signal that the country is crying out for change." Ms Elphicke became the second Conservative to defect to Labour in two weeks, saying Rishi Sunak's "Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and...
Anas Sarwar is "right" to distance himself from Sir Keir Starmer over the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for most pensioners, Baroness Davidson has said. Sky News
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto to 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Mr Subianto, who was inaugurated last month, met the prime minister earlier this week at the G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil.
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Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must "double down" it's support for Ukraine after returning from the G20 summit in Brazil. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, the prime minister said it "could not be more clear" that "this is a man that wants destruction, not peace".
"After 1,000 days of war, I am clear that we must double down in our support. We will not be deterred or distracted by reckless threats," he added.
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Sir Keir Starmer has launched with Brazil the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. 12 countries have signed up to join the initiative, which the UK prime minister says, "is about harnessing the political leadership needed to unlock investment on a huge scale, so that no developing country is left behind". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed to resume negotiations on the India-UK Free Trade Agreement. The leaders aim to.. IndiaTimes
Conservative MP James Cartlidge says he “welcomes” President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to begin firing US rockets deep into Russia. He continues saying, "In terms of long-range missiles, this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself".
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A former Conservative cabinet minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the inaugural chair of Britain's new independent football regulator. Sky News
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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Brandishing a pork pie on a silver tray, John Prescott stood on the stage during his 1995 Labour conference speech and bellowed: "Lies, lies! Porky pies!" Sky News
The border security minister has said more hotels for asylum seekers have opened since Labour came into government, but she pledged to end their use. Sky News
The policing minister has defended the government's decision to impose Inheritance Tax on farms worth over £1 million. Diana Johnson said the Labour government have had to make "difficult decisions" after inheriting a "£22 billion blackhole in the public finances" when they came to power in July. It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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Labour's Jonathan Ashworth says Natalie Elphicke's defection to his party shows how tens of thousands of other Conservatives are doing the same, as they are fed up of 14 years of failed government...
The Labour leader has said Natalie Elphicke has made clear the Conservative Party are "out of road" and "incompetent", following her defection to Labour. Sir Keir Starmer added, "I don't think she's..
Former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has accused the prime minister of 'letting the country down' by not tackling small boat crossings, adding she had confidence Labour would.
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Friday, 10 May 2024
![PM meets President of Indonesia at Downing Street [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241121/1394032004-PM-meets-President-of-Indonesia-at-Downing-Street.jpg)
![UK must double down support for Ukraine, says PM [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241121/1394012798-UK-must-double-down-support-for-Ukraine-says.jpg)
![Starmer launches 'clean power alliance' at G20 [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241119/1393879604-Starmer-launches-clean-power-alliance-at-G20.jpg)
![Conservatives ‘welcome’ Ukraine’s use of US missiles [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241118/1393717426-Conservatives-welcome-Ukraine-use-of-US-missiles.jpg)
![Kemi Badenoch joins Victoria Atkins on visit to farm [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241114/1393419490-Kemi-Badenoch-joins-Victoria-Atkins-on-visit-to.jpg)
![Minister defends government amid Inheritance Tax row [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20241119/1393810408-Minister-defends-government-amid-Inheritance-Tax-row.jpg)
![Ashworth: Elphicke shows Conservative shift to Labour [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240512/1375305944-Ashworth-Elphicke-shows-Conservative-shift-to-Labour.jpg)
![Starmer: Elphicke's defection shows govt is incompetent [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240510/1375185052-Starmer-Elphicke-defection-shows-govt-is-incompetent.jpg)
![Elphicke: PM let country down by inaction with small boats [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240508/1375005334-Elphicke-PM-let-country-down-by-inaction-with.jpg)
