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Good night. Lord Kinnock has led a backlash in opposition to Sir Keir Starmer following Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour from the Conservative Party.

Elsewhere, Oxford dons have known as for the college’s head of equality to give up after he signed an open letter in help of a pro-Palestinian protest camp on the college.

Plus: A particular dispatch from Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.

Lord Kinnock leads backlash in opposition to Starmer over Tory defection

Ms Elphicke shocked Westminster at lunchtime as she crossed the ground instantly earlier than Prime Minister’s Questions. The transfer was additionally poorly obtained by some Labour MPs, with one telling The Telegraph the MP for Dover’s defection was a “f—— joke” and had “gone down like a cup of hot sick”.

Henry Hill | Elphicke’s defection is an utter farce

Oxford University head of equality faces calls to give up after backing pro-Palestinian protest camp

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/08/lord-kinnock-leads-backlash-against-starmer-tory-defection/