Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour from the Conservatives
The Dover MP said she was motivated by Tory failings over small boats and housing.
The Dover MP said she was motivated by Tory failings over small boats and housing.
Peter Hebblethwaite also admitted earning £508,000 last year including bonuses.
"Unless all the main parties seriously put addressing Brexit at the heart of their policies, they risk losing a significant number of votes.”
An Irish minister claimed there had been a rise in the number of asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland.
Brexit, which was a defining factor in Boris Johnson’s victory in 2019, is now at its lowest point on the public’s agenda for over a decade.
"They’ve given up now", Brian Cox said in response to the reports.
Mr Swinney served as SNP leader from 2000 to 2004 and in a raft of Cabinet posts after that.
Senior figures within the SNP, including Pete Wishart, Ian Blackford and Alyn Smith have all called on him to stand.
It's shaping up to be a pretty brutal night for Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party.
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