Natalie Elphicke: Labour insists ex-Tory MP is ‘good fit’ for party BBC.comNewspaper headlines: ‘Starmer splits party’ and ‘no Royal reunion’ BBC.comNatalie Elphicke’s queasy welcome shows Labour will turn no one away The GuardianElphicke’s defection is an utter farce The TelegraphUK Conservative defects to Labour Party, another hit to PM Rishi Sunak ahead of election Fox News