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Why suspended Labour MPs clearly hit a nerve with Starmer

Sky News Wednesday, 16 July 2025 ()
Why suspended Labour MPs clearly hit a nerve with StarmerAfter a tricky few weeks for the government, in which backbenchers overturned plans to cut back welfare spending, now a heavy hand to get the party into line.
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News video: Starmer leaves Downing Street after suspending Labour MPs

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 Sir Keir Starmer is reported to have suspended a number of rebellious MPs. Brian Leishman, Neil Duncan-Jordan and Chris Hinchcliff voted against the Government’s planned welfare reforms as part of a wider rebellion earlier this month, and all were first elected at last year’s election. Report by...

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