What does ‘to have the whip suspended’ mean in Politics?
Seven MPs have had the whip suspended (Picture: Jessica Taylor/AFP via Getty Images)
Seven Labour MPs have had the whip suspended after voting against the government. But what does having the whip suspended mean?
After just three weeks in power, Prime Minister Sire Keir Starmer has suffered his first rebellion, after several of his MPs backed an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
In the end, the amendment was rejected, with 363 MPs voting no and 103 voting aye. But...
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