Conservative mps most likely to defect to labour labour, Natalie Elphicke wouldnt have been anywhere near it. Most would have placed on the right of the Conservative Party, but as of midday today she is in the labour party. That came as shocked conservative mps and labour mps as well. Sir keir starmer is absolutely jubilant nevertheless. Lets hear a bit from him now. Im delighted to welcome Natalie Elphicke to the labour party. Shes got a strong track record on issues such as housing, she is on the front line when it comes to the crisis of small boats, and the reason that she is given forjoining the labour party is very, very important, because i think she speaks for very many tory voters in saying that the tory party has changed, its left the centre ground, but equally the labour party has changed. We are very clearly the party of the national interest, country first, party second, and i look forward to working with her on the mission to deliver the real change that this country despe