Full coverageNatalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband's victims
By Becky Morton
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Labour MP calls for Natalie Elphicke to be suspended over lobbying claims
By Jennifer Mckiernan
Urgent memo to Sir Keir Starmer: there are some offers which should be refused
By Andrew Rawnsley
Natalie Elphicke 'lobbied' lord chancellor to help her sex offender husband
By Hugo Daniel, Gabriel Pogrund and Caroline Wheeler
The inside story of Tory MP's Natalie Elphicke's defection to Labour
By Henry Zeffman
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Elphicke defection controversy worth it for ruthless Starmer as he spoils Sunak's moment on Dover visit
By Beth Rigby
A potted history of political defections
By Peter Kellner
Double-edged sword of defections underscores wider Labour discontent
By Stephen Bush and Georgina Quach
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth SQUIRMS during grilling on Natalie Elphicke peerage offer
By Georgia Pearce
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke in shock defection to Labour
By Andrew Mcdonald
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
BBC Question Time Crowd Delivers Brutal, Silent Verdict On Ex-Tory MP's Defection To Labour
By Kate Nicholson
Natalie Elphicke’s anti-strike stance ‘incompatible’ with Labour, says TUC president
By Kiran Stacey and Rajeev Syal
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
Natalie Elphicke row deepens
By Katy Balls
New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke accused of lobbying over husband's sexual assault case
By Nick Eardley
Labour lefties hate Keir Starmer's new friends. He doesn't care.
By Esther Webber and Agnes Chambre
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour in fresh blow to Rishi Sunak
By Jim Pickard, Lucy Fisher and Anna Gross
Second UK Conservative lawmaker in two weeks defects to opposition Labour
By Andrew Macaskill
Conservative defector to Labour ‘was bitter at not getting ministerial job’
By Toby Helm and Michael Savage