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In the Kuomintang the party whip is the executive director of the Policy Committee or the caucus leader. When voting for critical bills, whips may issue a top-mobilization order asking members to attend the assembly. Party members failing to obey the order are suspended or expelled from the party. [29]
On 23 July 2024, Labour withdrew the whip from 7 of its MPs who had supported an amendment tabled by the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn to scrap it, with Flynn stating that scrapping the cap would immediately raise 300,000 children out of poverty. MPs rejected the SNP amendment by 363 votes to 103.
Senior Tory Julian Knight had the whip suspended in December 2022 after it emerged that he was the subject of an allegation of serious sexual assault reported to the Metropolitan Police.
Independent (Conservative whip suspended) 30 days (later recalled by constituents) Committed bullying and sexual misconduct towards a staff member. Triggered the 2023 Wellingborough recall petition. [41] 28 February 2024 Scott Benton: Independent (Conservative whip suspended) 35 days (later resigned during recall petition)
The Penny Mordaunt supporter was given back the whip temporarily so he could vote in the race for No 10. Tobias Ellwood has Tory whip suspended again after reprieve for leadership vote Skip to ...
The MP for Solihull criticised his party’s decision to suspend the Tory whip after a complaint was made to Scotland Yard as he claimed he had received threats involving blackmail.
The suspended MPs included two former Chancellors of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond and the Father of the House, Kenneth Clarke), seven other former Cabinet members (Greg Clark, David Gauke, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Oliver Letwin, Caroline Nokes and Rory Stewart), and 12 others including Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill.
“The chief whip has suspended the Labour whip from Andy McDonald, pending an investigation.” Downing Street has expressed concerns over the chant, describing it as “deeply offensive” to many.