12-05-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com

Natalie Elphicke’s anti-strike stance ‘incompatible’ with Labour, says TUC boss

Exclusive: Matt Wrack describes ex-Tory’s views as ‘disgraceful’ after she blamed deaths on striking firefightersKeir Starmer is under fresh pressure over the former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour after the president of the Trades Union Congress said her vocal support for anti-strike laws should be “incompatible” with the party whip.Matt Wrack, who is also the general secretary of the Labour-affiliated Fire Brigades Union, has described the MP
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