Firefighters join condemnation of Labour welcoming Elphicke into party ranks
FIREFIGHTERS have joined a chorus of condemnation over Labour’s welcoming of anti-union Tory MP Natalie Elphicke into the party’s ranks.
The MP for Dover defected last week and was warmly welcomed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
In a letter to Sir Keir, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “Elphicke has spoken in favour of new anti-unions laws, branded ‘one of the most vicious attacks on workers’ rights in living memory.’
More from this author
‘There's outrage aplenty in this production but we never quite get to the dark night of the soul,’ writes WILL STONE
WILL STONE applauds a quartet of dance vignettes exploring the joys and sorrows of the human condition
WILL STONE overlooks the corn to find the beauty in the music of the Danish indie-pop oddities
Similar stories
Normally in British politics, leftwingers defect right. Under Blair and now Starmer however, this trend seems to reverse, calling into question the ‘broad church’ that welcomes Tories and excludes socialists, writes KEITH FLETT
