Once again a reminder of the challenges facing the Rwanda deportation plans.
Activists & locals scrambled this morning to block what they believed would be an attempted removal

The dance begins?
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Can you rule out Natalie Elphicke getting a peerage? Times Radio asks Labour Chair Annaliese Dodds

'Absolutely..'

Just now on BBC R4: 'And as we were talking about Natalie Elphicke there has been some breaking news about Nadhim Zahawi....'

Might have had some Labour people choking on their cornflakes initially

From trying to influence judges to mocking Marcus Rashford
The controversies of Natalie Elphicke, newest addition to the 'political wing of the British people'
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

The police service of Northern Ireland covertly surveilled a group of journalists on a six-month rolling basis because they were conducting unwanted investigations into the force, a secretive tribunal has heard theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Punchy Dover & Deal Labour Facebook page admirably resisting the 'delete' button

Had to double check this wasn't the latest of The New Comrades

(Note: still a Tory, for now at least)

🤷‍♂️I have been searching in vain for a Conservative MP who thinks themself to the right of Natalie Elphicke.

😂One just quipped, “I didn’t realise there was any room to her right.”

'The People's Flag is deepest red.... 🎵 '
Natalie Elphicke defects
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Still a few Labour PPCs to be selected ?

🚨IT’S HERE!!

The The Guardian podcast you’ve all been waiting for. Join Kiran Stacey & me as we chew over the fall-out from this weekend’s local election results…

What does it all mean? Have a listen to find out 👇🏼

theguardian.com/politics/audio…

Tories lose the West Midlands mayoralty
..and Sunak is suddenly back in the coup zone?
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

London Labour sources now 'very confident' after Sadiq Khan's 'significant' win in West Central

They're focused on beating his 2021 4.7% win in the first round of voting

'Any politician increasing their majority in a 3rd election is almost unheard of in UK elections history'