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Dr Eric Shaw

Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling. Main research interests: all aspects of the British Labour Party and the Scottish Labour party.

Dunblane, UK.

Dr Eric Shaw

Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’

UK Politics

Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’

— Natalie Elphicke, a pro-Brexit Tory right-winger, defected to Labour, sparking controversy and highlighting Labour’s shift under Keir Starmer. The move targeted disaffected Tory voters but drew criticism from the left, questioning Labour’s principles.

By Dr Eric Shaw

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