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Looks like Labour have evaluated the risk / reward from welcoming Elphicke and come down on the side that the defection brings more reward than risk.
Personally think its a big mis-step. Yes, they want to win, but they've also got to stand for something. In the big scheme of things, yes they'll still win, but they're losing those who actually support traditional labour values in order to gain people who just want rid of the Tories or now and may leave after that.