I understand that all 11 Labour MPs who signed the Stop The War statement (which criticised Nato) have been written to by the Shadow Chief Whip and asked to withdraw their signatures.
Sounds like if they refuse to do so, they will all lose the whip.
Sounds like if they refuse to do so, they will all lose the whip.
The signatories are:
Diane Abbott
John McDonnell
Richard Burgon
Ian Lavery
Beth Winter
Zarah Sultana
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Apsana Begum
Mick Whitley
Tahir Ali
Ian Mearns
The Stop The War Coalition statement they signed is here:
stopwar.org.uk/article/list-o…
Diane Abbott
John McDonnell
Richard Burgon
Ian Lavery
Beth Winter
Zarah Sultana
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Apsana Begum
Mick Whitley
Tahir Ali
Ian Mearns
The Stop The War Coalition statement they signed is here:
stopwar.org.uk/article/list-o…
Latest: the 11 MPs are minded to pull their signatures as requested, to avoid giving Starmer any excuse to withdraw the whip.
But some of the PLP are pushing for a vote on the whole issue, so this may not be over yet.
But some of the PLP are pushing for a vote on the whole issue, so this may not be over yet.
Am also told that the three Labour peers on the Stop The War statement - Baroness Blower, Lord Hendry and Baroness Bryan - were also written to by the Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords.
And I understand they have all three now withdrawn their signatures from the statement.
And I understand they have all three now withdrawn their signatures from the statement.
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