Elphicke apologises for comments on assault victims

Key Facts

• Image source, Getty Images MP Natalie Elphicke - who defected from the Tories to Labour - has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of sexual assault.
• "The period of 2017 - 2020 was an incredibly stressful and difficult one for me as I learned more about the person I thought I knew.
• I know it was far harder for the women who had to relive their experiences and give evidence against him," she said.
• Mrs Elphicke has said she will stand down as an MP at the next election, with Labour keeping their current candidate for the Dover and Deal constituency.

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