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neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter — neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter his — neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter. . . neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter. , . ., , ., poulter. his argument was he had been thinking _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a long _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a long time. - poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a long time. he | been thinking for a long time. he knew it was a big deal in politics to do what he's done. his view was that because he was elected as a conservative mp, he felt duty bound to see out his time as that, even though his mind — he said his mind had been shifting. he describes himself as someone who's always been in the centre of politics. he thinks his mind has been changing for a while. he thinks labour have changed, too. he was coming to that logical conclusion in his mind, but felt the timing had to be once his time as a conservative mp was ov
neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter — neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter his — neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter. . . neither is natalie elphicke or dan poulter. , . ., , ., poulter. his argument was he had been thinking _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a long _ poulter. his argument was he had been thinking for a long time. - poulter. his...
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when dan poulter moved across the flooi’, _ when dan poulter moved across the floor. like _ when dan poulter moved across the floor, like most of the country, i had to— floor, like most of the country, i had to google he was. i have barely seen the _ had to google he was. i have barely seen the guy, i look forward to his constituents having a better representative in the future when they get — representative in the future when they get a — representative in the future when they get a conservative elected there — they get a conservative elected there. natalie elphicke is running scared _ there. natalie elphicke is running scared of— there. natalie elphicke is running scared of the electorate, choosing not to _ scared of the electorate, choosing not to stand at the next election to stop tike _ not to stand at the next election to stop like 100 or so of your colleagues? natalie elphicke was elected _ colleagues? natalie elphicke was elected in 2019. now she firmly betieves— elected in 2019. now she firmly believes keir starmer is the solution _ believes keir starmer is the solution
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after dan poulter, the little known dan poulter defected to labour, who was going to be next? oh, to have been a fly on the wall in the conservative whips office. i bet they've got a list of 1012 tory mps who are a bit wobbly. they've got a list of 1012 tory mps who are a bit wobbly . might mps who are a bit wobbly. might defect to labour. she would have been nowhere near that list of the 350 tory mps. i reckon she would have been behind rishi sunak as likely to defect to the labour party . absolutely labour party. absolutely extraordinary. the conservatives would not have seen this coming . would not have seen this coming. i don't think labour saw it coming either and i understand what bill's saying. you know, his party is on the up well aheadin his party is on the up well ahead in the opinion polls don't look a gift horse in the mouth, but i would say the labour party didn't quite get their pr right. the stunt that pmqs. well, that's fair banter. that's what politics is about. but there have been a good number of moderate voices in the labour party who were questioning this
after dan poulter, the little known dan poulter defected to labour, who was going to be next? oh, to have been a fly on the wall in the conservative whips office. i bet they've got a list of 1012 tory mps who are a bit wobbly. they've got a list of 1012 tory mps who are a bit wobbly . might mps who are a bit wobbly. might defect to labour. she would have been nowhere near that list of the 350 tory mps. i reckon she would have been behind rishi sunak as likely to defect to the labour party ....
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timed for maximum political effect, and less than two weeks after the defection of dan poulter, how the labour leader enjoyed it. if one week, a tory mp who's also a doctor says the prime minister can't be trusted with the nhs and joins labour — and the next week, the tory mp for dover, on the front line of the small boats crisis, says the prime minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins labour — what is the point of this failed government staggering on? in her statement, the dover mp said the conservatives under rishi sunak had become "a by word for incompetence and division". in 2019, the conservatives took on a manifesto that was very much centre ground. but under rishi sunak, they'ave abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed, and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country, and that's why i'm so keen tojoin the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. the centre ground in inverted commas. well, it didn't take long for her former colle
timed for maximum political effect, and less than two weeks after the defection of dan poulter, how the labour leader enjoyed it. if one week, a tory mp who's also a doctor says the prime minister can't be trusted with the nhs and joins labour — and the next week, the tory mp for dover, on the front line of the small boats crisis, says the prime minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins labour — what is the point of this failed government staggering on? in her statement, the...
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dan poulter made the same switch over the government's handling of the nhs . but number 10 has reaffirmed the prime minister's focused on what they've called the priorities of the british people . officials say that there's no sign of malicious cyber activity and the problems that caused long queues at uk airports last night. the technical issue meant border force e—gates didn't work at several sites, including heathrow, gatwick, manchester and edinburgh. minister for legal migration tom pursglove has been discussing the technical issue in the house of commons, and he apologised for the disruption . the russian the disruption. the russian embassy here in the uk says new measures against its officials are groundless and the reasons given for them are ridiculous. moscow's defence attache is being expelled over claims that he is a spy. several russian diplomatic premises are also being shut while there'll be new restrictions on diplomatic visas. the home secretary says that britain is trying to dismantle the kremlin's intelligence gathering operations in the uk
dan poulter made the same switch over the government's handling of the nhs . but number 10 has reaffirmed the prime minister's focused on what they've called the priorities of the british people . officials say that there's no sign of malicious cyber activity and the problems that caused long queues at uk airports last night. the technical issue meant border force e—gates didn't work at several sites, including heathrow, gatwick, manchester and edinburgh. minister for legal migration tom...
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dan poulter made the same 5witch le55 dan poulter made the same 5witch less than a fortnight ago over the government's handling of the nhs. however, downing street has bru5hed off que5tion5 nhs. however, downing street has bru5hed off questions about whether the prime minister is concerned , reaffirming that concerned, reaffirming that ri5hi sunak i5 concerned, reaffirming that ri5hi sunak is focused on the priorities of the british people. two men have been arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad wa5 evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . police say their yorkshire. police say their focus of the operation is a di5u5ed church building and adjoining hou5e di5u5ed church building and adjoining house in grimethorpe. after the discovery of a number of suspicious item5 there, emergency services and explosives truck and an army explosive5 truck and an army robot remain at the scene tonight. road5 within a 60 metre cordon are also still tonight. roads within a 60 metre cordon are also still closed, with members of the public being ask
dan poulter made the same 5witch le55 dan poulter made the same 5witch less than a fortnight ago over the government's handling of the nhs. however, downing street has bru5hed off que5tion5 nhs. however, downing street has bru5hed off questions about whether the prime minister is concerned , reaffirming that concerned, reaffirming that ri5hi sunak i5 concerned, reaffirming that ri5hi sunak is focused on the priorities of the british people. two men have been arrested and hundreds have been...
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dan poulter made the same switch over the government's handling of the nhs . but number 10 has reaffirmed the prime minister's focused on what they've called the priorities of the british people . officials say that there's no sign of malicious cyber activity and the problems that caused long queues at uk airports last night. the technical issue meant border force e—gates didn't work at several sites, including heathrow, gatwick, manchester and edinburgh. minister for legal migration tom pursglove has been discussing the technical issue in the house of commons, and he apologised for the disruption . the russian the disruption. the russian embassy here in the uk says new measures against its officials are groundless and the reasons given for them are ridiculous. moscow's defence attache is being expelled over claims that he is a spy. several russian diplomatic premises are also being shut while there'll be new restrictions on diplomatic visas. the home secretary says that britain is trying to dismantle the kremlin's intelligence gathering operations in the uk
dan poulter made the same switch over the government's handling of the nhs . but number 10 has reaffirmed the prime minister's focused on what they've called the priorities of the british people . officials say that there's no sign of malicious cyber activity and the problems that caused long queues at uk airports last night. the technical issue meant border force e—gates didn't work at several sites, including heathrow, gatwick, manchester and edinburgh. minister for legal migration tom...
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dan poulter last week, an nhs doctor . and today, natalie, who's the mp for dover, where literally the small boats are landing. now, of course, she's been a conservative mp, so she would have been pumping out the things that the tory party is handing her out to, to tweet. of course she has. but what she's saying today is she's reached the end of her tether with this party. rishi sunak has broken so many promises, particularly on the things she really cares about housing. we've got a housing crisis in this country and the conservatives are refusing to tackle it. but small boats as well . literally the mp for well. literally the mp for doven well. literally the mp for dover, the small boats are landing on the beaches at dover. she is sick to the eye, teeth of a government that has only coming up with gimmicks, not a deterrent . and we know that's deterrent. and we know that's the case because since rishi sunak passed his latest piece of legislation and they passed a new piece every, every few months, it always, it always fai
dan poulter last week, an nhs doctor . and today, natalie, who's the mp for dover, where literally the small boats are landing. now, of course, she's been a conservative mp, so she would have been pumping out the things that the tory party is handing her out to, to tweet. of course she has. but what she's saying today is she's reached the end of her tether with this party. rishi sunak has broken so many promises, particularly on the things she really cares about housing. we've got a housing...
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let's not forget she is the second tory mp to defect to labour in as many weeks after dan poulter, an mp in suffolk left in the last fortnight. and as you said, rishi sunak and his strategy group had invited tory mp's to downing street for a presentation on the general election national campaign and had hoped to as you say quote try to get back on the front foot. but his hopes were dashed by the very dramatic moment in which natalie elphicke crossed the floor just moments before prime minister's questions began. well it is a blow for rishi sunak, there are questions about sir keir starmer's judgment tonight among labour mps who are very concerned about natalie elphicke's past political views, her past criticism of the labor party, or past support for her disgraced former husband who was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. she defended him after that conviction. and indeed her past suspension from parliament for a day over her attempts to influence a judge involved in the case against her former husband christian: yes, this is interesting because right now suspended from the la
let's not forget she is the second tory mp to defect to labour in as many weeks after dan poulter, an mp in suffolk left in the last fortnight. and as you said, rishi sunak and his strategy group had invited tory mp's to downing street for a presentation on the general election national campaign and had hoped to as you say quote try to get back on the front foot. but his hopes were dashed by the very dramatic moment in which natalie elphicke crossed the floor just moments before prime...
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. >> well, two weeks ago it was doctor dan poulter who left the conservative party as a member of parliament, has joined the labour party but will not be standing for re . election standing for re. election defections do happen occasionally , but today was an occasionally, but today was an absolute bolt from the blue. the conservative member of parliament, with a 12,000 majority from dover and deal and remember , dover, of course, is remember, dover, of course, is there on the front lines. that's where the small boats come in. that's where the people first get processed. and in an issue that initially was a constituency and county issue, but is now a massive national issue and the local mp, natalie elphicke, has been deeply critical of the fact she doesn't think labour really have a plan to deal with the boats problem in any way at all. i think she's also quite sceptical about the conservatives plan. she is very, very much on the right wing of the party and i can tell you, having spoken to local people, that the local labour party absolutely hate her. so how bizarre that prime minister's que
. >> well, two weeks ago it was doctor dan poulter who left the conservative party as a member of parliament, has joined the labour party but will not be standing for re . election standing for re. election defections do happen occasionally , but today was an occasionally, but today was an absolute bolt from the blue. the conservative member of parliament, with a 12,000 majority from dover and deal and remember , dover, of course, is remember, dover, of course, is there on the front...
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last month, conservative mp dr dan poulter announced he was leaving the party. you're live with bbc news. a new poll out of the battleground us state of wisconsin gives a slight edge to us presidentjoe biden in the upcoming presidential election. the poll from quinnipiac university shows mr biden leads the presumptive republican nominee, former president donald trump, 50% to 44% in a head—to—head match—up in the state. the poll shows mr trump leads on issues such as international conflict and the economy while mr biden is ahead on abortion and preserving democracy. president biden spoke in wisconsin on wednesday where he announced plans to build a $3.3 billion data centre that's expected to create thousands ofjobs. mrtrump, meanwhile, is in new york for a criminal trial where he's accused of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels. but he visited wisconsin just last week, where he attacked his opponent over rising consumer prices. i spoke about president biden�*s latest comments with two former membe
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her resignation comes less than two weeks after mp dan poulter defected to labour. in the last couple of hours natalie elphicke spoke to reporters about why she crossed the floor to labour. well, in 2019 the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed, and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country, and that's why i was so keen to join the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. 0k. in the past, you've criticised labour's immigration policy. you said that labour's policy was open borders, pro—immigration, it doesn't want to stop the boats, labour cannot be trusted on immigration. have you changed your mind on that, and just again, have labour offered you a peerage? so, under rishi sunak, he is the man who said he would stop the boats, and yet when we look at this year alone, its record numbers of small boats arrivals, so he's not stop
her resignation comes less than two weeks after mp dan poulter defected to labour. in the last couple of hours natalie elphicke spoke to reporters about why she crossed the floor to labour. well, in 2019 the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed, and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our...
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dan poulter made the same switch less than a fortnight ago over the government's handling of the nhs. however, downing street has brushed off questions about whether the prime minister is concerned , reaffirming that concerned, reaffirming that rishi sunak is focused on the priorities of the british people. two men have been arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . police say their yorkshire. police say their focus of the operation is a disused church building and adjoining house in grimethorpe. after the discovery of a number of suspicious items there, emergency services and explosives truck and an army robot remain at the scene tonight. roads within a 60 metre cordon are also still closed, with members of the public being asked to avoid the area for at least the next 72 hours. we've also heard tonight that the three men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences following raids at four addresses in bolton and wigan . addresses in bolton and wigan. the suspects, aged 35, 36 and 51, were arrested at separate lo
dan poulter made the same switch less than a fortnight ago over the government's handling of the nhs. however, downing street has brushed off questions about whether the prime minister is concerned , reaffirming that concerned, reaffirming that rishi sunak is focused on the priorities of the british people. two men have been arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . police say their yorkshire. police say their focus of the...
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natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. and chris is here. if you were going to pick a conservative mp to defect to labour, would you have picked natalie elphicke? i would you have picked natalie elhicke? , ., would you have picked natalie elhicke? , . elphicke? i must admit i said something — elphicke? i must admit i said something like _ elphicke? i must admit i said something like core - elphicke? i must admit i said something like core blimey i elphicke? i must admit i said - something like core blimey when i saw this happen at prime minister's questions, looking down from the press gallery. some remarks from labour and conservative mps were rather more fruity than that. it's fair to say that actually her politics is more nuanced from the key you have heard from some conservative mps who have been joshing with labour mps are saying she is more right—wing than most of the conservative party because on some issues may be that is reasonable but another is perhaps not. the big picture here is that if you had watched the news the last coup
natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. and chris is here. if you were going to pick a conservative mp to defect to labour, would you have picked natalie elphicke? i would you have picked natalie elhicke? , ., would you have picked natalie elhicke? , . elphicke? i must admit i said something — elphicke? i must admit i said something like _ elphicke? i must admit i said something like core - elphicke? i must admit i said something like core blimey i elphicke? i...
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natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. john swinney has become the seventh first minister of scotland. his appointment was rubber—stamped by the king before he was sworn in at the court of session in edinburgh. kate forbes has become scotland's youngest ever deputy first minister as mr swinney announced a largely unchanged cabinet team. is the privilege of my life and is the privilege of my life and i look forward to dedicating my future to serving the people of scotland as i have done so for so many years and to do this as first minister is an extraordinary opportunity to change life for the better and i intend to use every moment that's available to me to do so. the home secretary, james cleverly, has announced to parliament that a russian defence attache will be expelled from the uk for being a spy. he also told mps that he would remove the diplomatic status of a number of russian—owned properties which the government believed "had been used for in
natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. john swinney has become the seventh first minister of scotland. his appointment was rubber—stamped by the king before he was sworn in at the court of session in edinburgh. kate forbes has become scotland's youngest ever deputy first minister as mr swinney announced a largely unchanged cabinet team. is the privilege of my life and is the privilege of my...
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last month, conservative mp dr dan poulter announced he was leaving the party. both say they will not run in the upcoming general election. you're live with bbc news. china's president xijinping is in hungary on the final leg of his european tour. 0n arriving in budapest, he was greeted by hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban. president xi is expected to announce further economic ties between the two countries. hungary provides an important gateway for beijing into eu vehicle markets. earlier, xi visited belgrade, where serbia's president, aleksandar vucic, told thousands of supporters that beijing was a sincere friend and that serbia backs china's claim to sovereignty over taiwan. from budapest, our central europe correspondent nick thorpe has the latest. here in hungary, the third and final leg of his three—nation visit to europe, the chinese president will be hoping to drive home some of his main messages. notjust to hungary, but to the people of europe. don't be afraid of doing business, of trade with china. it is to our mutual benefit. there will be no c
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natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. let's speak to adam fleming, who joins us from the newscast podcast studio. adam, good to see you. timing is everything, isn't it?— everything, isn't it? yes, that thin of everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling _ everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling a _ everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling a big - everything, isn't it? yes, that l thing of unveiling a big moment everything, isn't it? yes, that - thing of unveiling a big momentjust seconds before prime minister's questions at midday on a wednesday in westminster — that's a classic political trick, that's been done before, but it works every time because mps love a bit of drama, politicaljournalists love a bit of drama too, and that can make something that's moderately dramatic seem extremely dramatic. and that stiffly what happened in this case. this follows less than two weeks from the last time it conservative mp defected from the conservatives to labour, then you think an geopolitical time
natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. let's speak to adam fleming, who joins us from the newscast podcast studio. adam, good to see you. timing is everything, isn't it?— everything, isn't it? yes, that thin of everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling _ everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling a _ everything, isn't it? yes, that thing of unveiling a big - everything, isn't it? yes, that l thing of unveiling a big moment everything, isn't...
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natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. yes, you'd be forgiven for thinking folk here swap parties all the time given the last couple of weeks actually, if you go back a couple of years, a chap called christian wakeford years, a chap called christian wa keford swap from years, a chap called christian wakeford swap from the conservatives to labour. before that you have to go back 27 years to find an mp who left the governing party and went to the main party of opposition. and defections always mesmerise a deeply tribal westminster. defections always mesmerise a deeply tribalwestminster. but defections always mesmerise a deeply tribal westminster. but the curiosity with this one is that it's almost equal opportunities and it's discombobulating for conservative mps and labour mps. conservative mps, as you saw there, delighting the fact as they see it that natalie elphicke is to the right of them, even though she is now a labour mp. actually, you can argue that her politics is a bit more nuanced than that. but also an additiona
natalie elphicke today, after this man, dan poulter, a week last sunday. yes, you'd be forgiven for thinking folk here swap parties all the time given the last couple of weeks actually, if you go back a couple of years, a chap called christian wakeford years, a chap called christian wa keford swap from years, a chap called christian wakeford swap from the conservatives to labour. before that you have to go back 27 years to find an mp who left the governing party and went to the main party of...
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it was the same with dan poulter. why is dan why did dan poulter. why is dan why did dan poulter defect, you know, five months out from a general election ? having said that, he's election? having said that, he's not going to stand normally. the reason why mps defect is either because they have completely ideologically drifted from their party, or more often, because they know which side their bread's buttered. they know who's going to win the next general election, and they're scared of losing their seats . scared of losing their seats. that isn't the case here. so i mean, either we can conclude that natalie elphicke is genuinely being very principled. and i mean, there is an argument for that. in her resignation letter, she talks a lot about housing, about the conservatives failure to reform planning, and actually looking back at her political history. she has been a big proponent of more house building. so you could argue that it building. so you could argue thatitis building. so you could argue that it is a simply ideological move or it could be
it was the same with dan poulter. why is dan why did dan poulter. why is dan why did dan poulter defect, you know, five months out from a general election ? having said that, he's election? having said that, he's not going to stand normally. the reason why mps defect is either because they have completely ideologically drifted from their party, or more often, because they know which side their bread's buttered. they know who's going to win the next general election, and they're scared of losing...
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they also said it said it about dan poulter, who was the previous defector . yes. that the previous defector. yes. that peerages didn't come up. i don't think we'll know the answer to that one until keir starmer is prime minister and he's in a position to hand the peerages out. >> okay. you talked about other defections. if there is a list going , the sun is reporting the going, the sun is reporting the sun on sunday that there are three tories in kie defection talks . i three tories in kie defection talks. i mean, we can't three tories in kie defection talks . i mean, we can't really talks. i mean, we can't really speculate as to who they might be, but do you think there will be, but do you think there will be more defections? >> yes, i do actually. and i think that they'll probably come from the one nation group of tory mps . the question for the tory mps. the question for the one nation group is there is a battle going on for the heart and soul of the conservative party you've got right wingers on one side trying to drag it over to the right, that is not popular
they also said it said it about dan poulter, who was the previous defector . yes. that the previous defector. yes. that peerages didn't come up. i don't think we'll know the answer to that one until keir starmer is prime minister and he's in a position to hand the peerages out. >> okay. you talked about other defections. if there is a list going , the sun is reporting the going, the sun is reporting the sun on sunday that there are three tories in kie defection talks . i three tories in...
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it suddenly came as a| shock but there was a defection just less than two weeks ago, dan poulter chose to leave the conservative party and join labour over the tories record on the nhs. i have to say, i don't think at natalie elphicke was top of anybody�*s list when we considered who might follow him. it certainly came totally out of the blue today, designed to cause maximum impact by releasing her statementjust before prime minister's questions and then you had that very visual image of her sitting behind sir keir starmer on the labour benches. here is natalie elphicke talking about her decision. in 2019, the conservative stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak, they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country and that's why i was so keen tojoin the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. tory mps i have been speaking to today here in parliament seem pretty shocked
it suddenly came as a| shock but there was a defection just less than two weeks ago, dan poulter chose to leave the conservative party and join labour over the tories record on the nhs. i have to say, i don't think at natalie elphicke was top of anybody�*s list when we considered who might follow him. it certainly came totally out of the blue today, designed to cause maximum impact by releasing her statementjust before prime minister's questions and then you had that very visual image of her...
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we come off the dan poulter that emerged in the observer newspaper a few weeks ago. last week last wednesday we saw natalie elphicke literally crossed the floor of that deal, was struck at 11:30 am. before it happened. number 10 people around rishi sunak are saying they think there could be another one tomorrow. now there could be trying to say it to me so i can say it on air to gb news viewers because they want to. if it doesn't happen, then you know they've shot keir starmer's bolt early, maybe, but they are saying it to us, so we're saying it to you. >> it's interesting. within westminster, within the bubble, there's all the minutiae of the elphicke defection, what it means, her baggage and all the rest of it. but i think you're right. i think voters just see this as something more, more binary. and that is this. this as something more, more binary. and that is this . if binary. and that is this. if somebody who i've joked is so far to the right wing, you know, she could fall off the white cliffs of dover . if she can cliffs of dover. if she can defect to the labo
we come off the dan poulter that emerged in the observer newspaper a few weeks ago. last week last wednesday we saw natalie elphicke literally crossed the floor of that deal, was struck at 11:30 am. before it happened. number 10 people around rishi sunak are saying they think there could be another one tomorrow. now there could be trying to say it to me so i can say it on air to gb news viewers because they want to. if it doesn't happen, then you know they've shot keir starmer's bolt early,...
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labour dan poulter going over to labour dan poulter going over to labour before her. but here we are at a farm in cheshire. rishi sunak will be out and about across the north west and later on further visits talking about community and cracking down, particularly on anti—social behaviour. new policy today they want to give you points on your driving licence. if you are guilty of flytipping up to six points, one of their latest policy ideas, we're hearing a lot of them this week, aren't we? >> that sounds like a very interesting policy. i'm not sure if flytipping always has something to do with driving, but, but clearly it's a it's an issue for a lot of people. >> i don't know, i think lots of people, you know, on roundabouts and country roads that open the window how it goes. >> yeah. no. dreadful. well, katherine forster and, christopher hope, thank you very much for coming to us from do different sides of the country. we love to see it. >> yes. lovely indeed. the question of carbon offsetting is a controversial one. >> it depends how well you do it. i suppose . we
labour dan poulter going over to labour dan poulter going over to labour before her. but here we are at a farm in cheshire. rishi sunak will be out and about across the north west and later on further visits talking about community and cracking down, particularly on anti—social behaviour. new policy today they want to give you points on your driving licence. if you are guilty of flytipping up to six points, one of their latest policy ideas, we're hearing a lot of them this week, aren't we?...
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. >> we had dan poulter, a doctor , >> we had dan poulter, a doctor, coming across because the nhs is collapsing under sunak and i've got natalie elphicke, who i completely agree is a much rawer, a tougher politician . i rawer, a tougher politician. i mean, a very interesting background. >> her husband was a long serving mp for dover, problems with the law with sexual assaults and so on. >> she'd heard he was convicted and yes, was he not he? >> i don't think that's got anything to do with her, if i may say so. >> no, but lots of members of your party, dennis, have been saying that she was rather derisory towards victims of sexual assault. >> and it's really sort of flies in the face of many women that she is now being welcomed with open arms into the labour party, which is supposed to for stand up victims. >> well, it's very sweet. >> well, it's very sweet. >> now , i suppose that's >> now, i suppose that's a conservative line to , start conservative line to, start attacking natalie. elphicke. >> i didn't remember anybody and l, >> i didn't remember anybody and i, you know, regularly
. >> we had dan poulter, a doctor , >> we had dan poulter, a doctor, coming across because the nhs is collapsing under sunak and i've got natalie elphicke, who i completely agree is a much rawer, a tougher politician . i rawer, a tougher politician. i mean, a very interesting background. >> her husband was a long serving mp for dover, problems with the law with sexual assaults and so on. >> she'd heard he was convicted and yes, was he not he? >> i don't think...
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dan poulter who doctor dan poulter, who defected, two weeks before or worked in the nhs . before or worked in the nhs. yeah. well, something that could be heralded as a by the labour party . you know, they've got party. you know, they've got someone that's been in professional in the nhs that was a conservative, that was now saying actually he thinks that the nhs is in better hands with laboun the nhs is in better hands with labour, you know, that is a blow to the tories to say the least. what natalie elphicke has done is just pure politics. i think of the quite cheap really . and of the quite cheap really. and it's, you know, it's it goes to what sir keir starmer is really about. because if you can't see that, it's a bit of a gimmick. and if you can't see that, the pubuc and if you can't see that, the public won't believe that this is an authentic sort of change in view that she's had, and she actually genuinely believes that the labour party is the party that's going to do with immigration, then people can see that, and that's why that's why. that's why the story has rumbled on for as lo
dan poulter who doctor dan poulter, who defected, two weeks before or worked in the nhs . before or worked in the nhs. yeah. well, something that could be heralded as a by the labour party . you know, they've got party. you know, they've got someone that's been in professional in the nhs that was a conservative, that was now saying actually he thinks that the nhs is in better hands with laboun the nhs is in better hands with labour, you know, that is a blow to the tories to say the least. what...
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dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by—election last week. speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a labour government promises a brighter future. >> in 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground. but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country. and that's why i'm so keen to join the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward in scotland. >> meanwhile, kate forbes says her appointment as deputy first minister there is a moment of extraordinary privilege she'd been promised a significant role by john swinney after deciding not to stand in the leadership election herself. miss forbes, who only narrowly lost out to humza yousaf for the post of leader last year, takes over from shona robinson and she
dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by—election last week. speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a labour government promises a brighter future. >> in 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground. but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile,...
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both dan poulter and natalie elphicke are saying that they're going to stand aside at the next election anyway. what what what rishi sunak really, really does not want are mps who look like they're about to lose their seats under the conservatives, going over to labour in order to win those seats over, because some of those mps have quite a following, a loyal following in their constituency sources. and if that following moves from the conservatives to labour, that would be very, very bad news for the tories indeed. >> i mean, chris heaton—harris, the northern ireland secretary, announcing he wouldn't stand again. you know, every time someone announces they're not standing , olivia, there's an standing, olivia, there's an intake of breath fearing that they're about to say they're crossing the floor. but anyway , crossing the floor. but anyway, gb news political correspondent olivia utley there. thank you very much for that analysis. let's have a listen to what our panel make of this. i'm joined by former labour party spokesman james matthewson and the core deputy leader of reform uk ,
both dan poulter and natalie elphicke are saying that they're going to stand aside at the next election anyway. what what what rishi sunak really, really does not want are mps who look like they're about to lose their seats under the conservatives, going over to labour in order to win those seats over, because some of those mps have quite a following, a loyal following in their constituency sources. and if that following moves from the conservatives to labour, that would be very, very bad news...
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dan poulter made the same switch less than a fortnight ago, while the conservatives also lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by—election last week. speaking shortly after making that announcement to defect, mr elphicke said a labour government promises a brighter future. >> in 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer , meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country and that's why i'm so keen to join the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward banking group tsb will close 36 branches and cut 250 jobs across the business as more customers are opting for online banking, most of the lost positions will be in the bank's fraud department. >> central operations and high street branches. about 96% of transactions now take place outside of a branch, while in—store transactions have fallen by 34% over th
dan poulter made the same switch less than a fortnight ago, while the conservatives also lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by—election last week. speaking shortly after making that announcement to defect, mr elphicke said a labour government promises a brighter future. >> in 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir...
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. >> we saw down poulter, didn't we, doctor dan poulter leave the tory party last week. natalie elphicke this week. that's two defections in two weeks. and the papers today suggesting more defections expected. is that something that you're hearing ? something that you're hearing? >> well, i haven't heard that , >> well, i haven't heard that, but i also didn't hear about these two either, it's clearly a targeted approach. i mean, they've clearly been trying to identify, people. i guess, but i don't know. i mean, you know, to me, it's unprincipled. it shows that we stick with policy. they should try and get some policies and some plans on things instead of playing these games, because i don't think they really help the voters to decide or to understand what they are about. and as everybody knows, you know, the election will be coming up later this year. but as everybody knows , the country as everybody knows, the country is actually waiting to hear plans and it wants to hear plans, it wants to have something positive to vote for. we're getting on with showing we can delive
. >> we saw down poulter, didn't we, doctor dan poulter leave the tory party last week. natalie elphicke this week. that's two defections in two weeks. and the papers today suggesting more defections expected. is that something that you're hearing ? something that you're hearing? >> well, i haven't heard that , >> well, i haven't heard that, but i also didn't hear about these two either, it's clearly a targeted approach. i mean, they've clearly been trying to identify, people....
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it comes after the conservatives lost two others to labour in recent weeks, with both dan poulter and natalie elphicke crossing the floor. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now back to nana and ben. >> very good morning to you. and it's good to be back in the hot seat. nana i've been away for week. >> yeah, you look well. you look darker. >> thank you. someone said i look like donald trump. orange. it was stephen dixon, actually, when we just did the transfer, i said, i've been away, stephen. he said, okay, i'll let you off. >> so what was it like? where did you go? >> i went to greece, actually, and i wanted to take a minute just to thank all the viewers who, spotted me at the airport and my family and came and said hello. and actually, it was quite a realisation that what we're doing on this channel means a lot to many people. >> well, they didn't chuck eggs at, you know, do you know, do you know what people never believe me, but i've never had one horrible person come up to me in real life an
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what's so strange about the whole thing is like dan poulter, who who defected two weeks ago, natalie elphicke doesn't plan to stand in the next general election . she was next general election. she was planning to stand. she wasn't. she hadn't announced that she was standing down already, but now she just wants to hold the seat of dover up until the election. and then the current labour candidate , mike tapp, labour candidate, mike tapp, will take over. so why has she decided to dig the knife in at this late stage? according to her statement. a lot of it is about housing. there is a there are few mentions of immigration. she, of course is on the front line of the immigration debate as the mp for dover. but most of what she says is about housing. if you look at this in the sort of kindest way possible, anyone who believes that natalie elphicke is doing this for sort of the right reasons, the reason would be that she believes that the conservative party simply isn't building enough houses and actually to give her her due. if you look back at her track record, she has always been a yimb
what's so strange about the whole thing is like dan poulter, who who defected two weeks ago, natalie elphicke doesn't plan to stand in the next general election . she was next general election. she was planning to stand. she wasn't. she hadn't announced that she was standing down already, but now she just wants to hold the seat of dover up until the election. and then the current labour candidate , mike tapp, labour candidate, mike tapp, will take over. so why has she decided to dig the knife...
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apart from that, unlike relatively unknown ex tory mp dan poulter, who deserted his party last month, natalie is notorious. deserted his party last month, natalie is no torious. she natalie is notorious. she initially stuck by her husband, who was convicted for three counts of sexual assault against two women. she said it was because he was too attractive . because he was too attractive. after he was sent to prison, natalie sat in his seat . after he was sent to prison, natalie sat in his seat. i after he was sent to prison, natalie sat in his seat . i mean, natalie sat in his seat. i mean, that obviously ended in divorce and only last year she delivered and only last year she delivered a withering assessment of the labour party over their migration plans. so it seems odd that they then accepted her into the fold, particularly after she'd been slammed by both angela rayner and rachel reeves. i obviously can't use a language that rachel used on this show at this time , and their faces as this time, and their faces as she crossed the floor were a picture indeed . and on friday, picture
apart from that, unlike relatively unknown ex tory mp dan poulter, who deserted his party last month, natalie is notorious. deserted his party last month, natalie is no torious. she natalie is notorious. she initially stuck by her husband, who was convicted for three counts of sexual assault against two women. she said it was because he was too attractive . because he was too attractive. after he was sent to prison, natalie sat in his seat . after he was sent to prison, natalie sat in his seat....
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it follows natalie elphicke and dan poulter. they've all listed different reasons , mark logan different reasons, mark logan saying that the tory party is now unrecognisable from the party that he joined a decade ago , but all three of them have ago, but all three of them have simply lost hope and they've lost faith in the party. and you can you can imagine that many of your would be voters would be feeling the same way as. >> well, as i say, the big things that matter at this election and what i'm out every day talking about are the plans that we've got for the future of our country. now we've gone through a really tough time. i think most people accept that we had covid, that shrank the economy by 10% overnight. we came forward with, furlough and other measures to save the economy, to preserve millions of jobs. we've got inflation down because of that war between ukraine and russia. the problems that are caused. and we've now got the economy turning. it's the fastest growing economy in the fastest growing economy in the g7, eq
it follows natalie elphicke and dan poulter. they've all listed different reasons , mark logan different reasons, mark logan saying that the tory party is now unrecognisable from the party that he joined a decade ago , but all three of them have ago, but all three of them have simply lost hope and they've lost faith in the party. and you can you can imagine that many of your would be voters would be feeling the same way as. >> well, as i say, the big things that matter at this election...
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poulter sitting behind him, he was until last week a conservative mp for 14 years and he made the unusual decision to defect, criticising the government�*s thing of the nhs as is recent for doing that. he was sitting behind sir keir starmer there and sir keir starmer eager to play up that moment. and then the exchanges between kier starmer and rishi sunak, auto focus on national insurance. labour have been going very big on this this week, going back to the budget earlier this year where the chancellor said the conservatives want to have over time eradicate national insurance to combine it with income tax, to see it as a double taxation on working. labour asking how that would be funded? cloud the institute for fiscal studies put a £40 billion price tag on that. it is also why we got lots of discussion about pensions because to qualify for state pension in the uk you need to have paid national insurance contributions for a certain amount of time. there is link there. there was a particular exchange where they were talking about this ago sir keir starmer was saying any guarantee that me
poulter sitting behind him, he was until last week a conservative mp for 14 years and he made the unusual decision to defect, criticising the government�*s thing of the nhs as is recent for doing that. he was sitting behind sir keir starmer there and sir keir starmer eager to play up that moment. and then the exchanges between kier starmer and rishi sunak, auto focus on national insurance. labour have been going very big on this this week, going back to the budget earlier this year where the...
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because we had dan poulter, defector labour only a week or two before, natalie elphicke . so let's see. natalie elphicke. so let's see. but certainly they're targeting voters that may not naturally be labour people. and the billboards with keir starmer and these six pledges are going to be popping up in, target seats like swindon, like doncaster , like swindon, like doncaster, popping up like swindon, like doncaster, popping up near lots of gb news viewers homes, probably catherine. >> of course, the last defection didn't exactly go well, did it? >> natalie? elphicke. >> natalie? elphicke. >> no. >> no. >> quite hideously. >> quite hideously. >> but then i'm sort of a bit baffled by natalie elphicke because she's not even going to stand in the next election. why would she defect? >> because i think she wants a nice quango, which she'll get after the think tank job, working with labour and labour, because housing is our area. and i mean, it was just the most unbelievably opportunistic defection . when i heard about defection. when i heard about it. i was talking to the dail
because we had dan poulter, defector labour only a week or two before, natalie elphicke . so let's see. natalie elphicke. so let's see. but certainly they're targeting voters that may not naturally be labour people. and the billboards with keir starmer and these six pledges are going to be popping up in, target seats like swindon, like doncaster , like swindon, like doncaster, popping up like swindon, like doncaster, popping up near lots of gb news viewers homes, probably catherine. >> of...
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and i think coming so hotly after dan poulter, i think that's created real nervousness amongst the backbench conservatives. so you know who's going to be next. it's a legitimate question. >> well, we're looking right now at images of kemi badenoch asking questions from mps. so i all eyes on the chamber while we're talking, while we wait for, rishi sunak to come out and answer questions from , keir answer questions from, keir starmer. but but to you, alex burghart, what's it say to you that you've got your colleagues leaving and joining labour? i mean, i just heard you say about the internal party is a little bit with what matt just said. >> there wasn't nerves on the tory side. >> there was just anger because there's no way that natalie elphicke shares the views of starmer. we all know alex. we're about to go straight to the chamber now where we have the first questions to the prime minister. >> mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. >> i shall have further such meetings later today . meetings later today. >> jon
and i think coming so hotly after dan poulter, i think that's created real nervousness amongst the backbench conservatives. so you know who's going to be next. it's a legitimate question. >> well, we're looking right now at images of kemi badenoch asking questions from mps. so i all eyes on the chamber while we're talking, while we wait for, rishi sunak to come out and answer questions from , keir answer questions from, keir starmer. but but to you, alex burghart, what's it say to you...
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doctor dan poulter is another example. a few weeks ago, former tory mp, now labour mp , he could tory mp, now labour mp, he could very well run a commission to do with the nhs . he could have been with the nhs. he could have been promised something in the vast web of state appointments. >> i think that's probably the case there as well. yes. >> yeah. well, stephen carlton—woods, thank you very much for joining carlton—woods, thank you very much forjoining us and talking much for joining us and talking through the aftershocks of some big political stories , these big political stories, these backroom deals, potentially potentially grubby business politics. >> anyway, in other news, institutions are under pressure to act against pro—palestinian protests on campus. to act against pro—palestinian protests on campus . the prime protests on campus. the prime minister's told university bosses to show zero tolerance towards anti—semitism . so? so is towards anti—semitism. so? so is it time to clamp down on these univer
doctor dan poulter is another example. a few weeks ago, former tory mp, now labour mp , he could tory mp, now labour mp, he could very well run a commission to do with the nhs . he could have been with the nhs. he could have been promised something in the vast web of state appointments. >> i think that's probably the case there as well. yes. >> yeah. well, stephen carlton—woods, thank you very much for joining carlton—woods, thank you very much forjoining us and talking much for...