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Labour Restores Whip to Four MPs After Suspension Over Welfare Reform Rebellion
After suspending four MPs for opposing welfare reforms, Labour restored the whip to them as part of efforts to unify the party before the November 26 Budget, with over 100 MPs previously rebelling.
- On Friday, the Labour whip was restored to Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell, who rejoined the Parliamentary Labour Party after talks with Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds.
- Their suspension in July followed several parliamentary rebellions over welfare reforms spearheaded by ministers, with rebel Labour MPs fearing harm to people claiming disability benefits.
- More than 100 Labour MPs threatened to block welfare reforms earlier this year, while Brian Leishman criticised the leadership as `more authoritarian than collaborative`.
- The reinstatement comes ahead of the November 26 Budget as part of Sir Keir Starmer's drive to reconcile the party, with Mainstream welcoming the move and praising the MPs' defense of social justice.
- Despite the welcome, the return underscores broader strains in the party amid despair about Labour's poll ratings and concern the Government may break its manifesto pledge ahead of the November 26 Budget, while a No 10 source said the suspended MPs were punished for `general knobheadery`.
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Whip restored to welfare rebels
So there we have it. The Labour whip has been restored to those MPs who were suspended back in July (in what was seen as a retaliatory move by Number 10 after the welfare rebellion of earlier this year). Rachael Maskell, Chris Hinchcliff, Brian Leishman and Neil Duncan-Jordan will now sit as Labour MPs again. The Pygge reported last month that the rebels had been invited in for polite chats with the new Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and predict…
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The Independent (US)Four suspended Labour MPs let back into party after conduct review
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are let back into the Labour party
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