Elphicke took over from her former husband, Charlie, a Conservative MP who was convicted in 2020 of three counts of sexual assault and sent to prison.
In an opinion piece after his conviction, Natalie Elphicke wrote that he was punished for being “charming, wealthy, charismatic and successful – attractive and attracted to women.” All of this, in the current climate, makes him an easy target for dirty politics and false allegations.”
She was also briefly suspended from the House of Commons in 2021 for inappropriately attempting to influence a judge not to disclose character statements written for Elphicke during his trial. Natalie Elphicke apologized and said she was wrong to question the process.
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Elphicke announced his defection to Labor on Wednesday, saying: “Under Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives have become synonymous with incompetence and division. »
But a shadow minister said there was “a lot of unease” because “Natalie has said some abhorrent things and I’m not sure her values are ones we should aspire to have in the party”.
Another Labor MP said the news left her in tears because “I thought we had certain sacrosanct values, but we don’t”.
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