York MP Rachael Maskell Suspended From Labour Party

York MP Rachael Maskell suspended from Labour Party

Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, has said she has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party.

MP Rachael Maskell vows to continue speaking out after Starmer sacked her

The MP lost the Labour whip after demanding the party listens to disabled people over benefit cuts.

UK PM suspends several Labour rebels

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suspended several lawmakers on Wednesday as he tried to reassert his authority over his ruling Labour party following a rebellion over welfare reforms. Starmer was forced to backtrack on plans to slash disability and sickness benefits earlier this month after dozens of his own MPs threatened to vote against the proposals. MPs Brian Leishman, Neil Duncan-Jordan, and Rachael Maskell said they had been suspended …

Tearful MP speaks to Sky News after suspension

Rachael Maskell was speaking after being suspended from the party for breaching party discipline. MPs Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Neil Duncan-Jordan were also stripped of the party whip.

Labour suspends four rebel MPs for breaching party discipline

Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell all voted against welfare reforms.

Religion news 17 July 2025 - Religion Media Centre

Removing whip from MP Rachael Maskell ‘like expelling Mother Theresa’ York Central MP Rachael Maskell, suspended by Labour over “repeated breaches of discipline”,  has explained her political actions are based on her faith. She told York Press that the chief whip knew “her heart” and why she had acted the way she did: “I explained there are lines I can’t cross because of where I come from in politics with my faith”. A keen Christian and member o…