What happens when you lose the party whip?

Podcast: Parliament Matters · Hansard Society

Opublikowano: 2026-02-13

What happens when you lose the party whip? A conversation with Neil Duncan-Jordan MP Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan joins us this week to reflect on his experience as one of the new intake’s most prominent rebels. He describes defying the whip over the means-testing of the Winter Fuel Allowance and proposed disability benefit cuts, the fallout from his suspension from the Parliamentary Labour Party, and the personal and political pressures that come with rebellion. He also discusses his relationship with the Whips and explains why he has twice called for Sir Keir Starmer to step do...