18th Feb in approx. 15 mins. That is the date Jeremy is due to have the Whip restored. My understanding of the PLP Standing Orders is that under the Code of Conduct a member has the Whip suspended for a fixed period at the discretion of the Chief Whip. Once that period >
expires only the Parliamentary Committee of the PLP has the discretionary authority to extend the suspension period. If they do not extend it then it would automatically end by operation of the PLP rules. So unless the Parliamentary Committee meets on Thursday and votes by >
majority to extend the suspension then at midnight on Thursday 18th Jeremy Corbyn automatically gets the Whip returned. (A caveat to this is that the set of PLP SO I have seen are a few years old so it is possible they changed. I am assuming they have not substantially changed.)
Well, not heard anything. Either the PLP SO I read were the wrong ones and the rules have changed (my bad) or the SO have been breached to keep JC from getting the whip and his Court challenge just got easier.
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