Sentences with phrase «line whip imposed»

In the Commons debate on intervention against ISIS in Iraq held on 26 September 2014, Bacon again voted against his own party, [4] becoming one of only 6 Conservatives to defy the three - line whip imposed on Conservative MPs.

It comes amid a row over the three - line whip imposed by Jeremy Corbyn for Labour MPs to back the bill at its second reading — with one frontbencher quitting and others vowing to rebel.

Not exact matches

A coerced whip - line vote that imposes a radical and philosophically incoherent agenda on a country not at all sure it wants to go down that road is «democratic,» whereas a free vote on whether the state can re-define a basic human institution at its whim is undemocratic?

It is difficult to imagine on what constitutional authority Corbyn could impose a three - line whip to make his MPs vote against intervention in Syria (though reports initially suggested this is what he had in mind).

Why are we imposing a three - line whip on a non-binding informative motion?»

Then Corbyn considered imposing a three line whip, realised that if he did all hell would break loose, granted a free vote but asserted his position by consulting party members and claiming their response showed they backed his position.

Siddiq said she had made the final decision to resign after Corbyn confirmed to the shadow cabinet on Thursday morning that Labour MPs would be expected to back the article 50 bill and a three - line whip would be imposed.

Three shadow cabinet members and one front bencher resigned after imposed a three - line whip on Labour MPs to back triggering Article 50.

But Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Scotland's leading Catholic, is to attack the legislation in his Easter Sunday sermon as well as criticising the prime minister for imposing a three - line whip on Labour MPS, rather than allowing a free vote.

Corbyn imposed a three - line whip to support the Brexit bill, but 52 of Labour's 229 MPs defied that whip in the notification of withdrawal division.

The Exeter MP added he was «disappointed and saddened» his party had imposed a three - line whip, given the lack of time available to debate the bill.

Jeremy Corbyn had imposed a three - line whip on Labour MPs to vote in favour of the Government's bill at second reading.

They joined fellow frontbenchers Jo Stevens and Tulip Siddiq, who both resigned after Mr Corbyn announced he was imposing a three - line whip on the vote.

In a direct attack on the Labour leader's decision to impose a three - line whip ordering his MPs to vote with the Government, Mr Coyle added:

By imposing a three - line whip Mr Corbyn risks members of his top resigning or being forced to expel them from the front bench.

Jeremy Corbyn has risked a wave of frontbench resignations by imposing a three - line whip on Labour MPs to vote in favour of triggering Article 50.

Asked whether that meant he was prepared to impose a three - line whip, he said: «It means that all Labour MPs will be asked to vote in that direction next week or whenever the vote comes up.»

The Guardian claims representatives of heavily pro-Remain constituencies have vowed to ignore requests from Jeremy Corbyn, even if a three - line whip is imposed.

The dramatic move is aimed at avoiding a wave of frontbench resignations, which could have followed if he had imposed a three - line whip against military action.

Barrow and Furness MP Mr Woodcock pointed out that imposing a three - line whip to abstain would be forcing Labour MPs to vote against their own party policy, which is currently in favour of renewal.

The shadow cabinet instead imposed a weaker, one - line whip.

Labour MPs reacted with fury at the news, with John Mann accusing her of «cowardice» and «bottling» the vote after Jeremy Corbyn imposed a three - line whip to support triggering Article 50.

Labour's stance on the motion caused a row at Monday's meeting of the parliamentary Labour party, with MPs indicating they would like to see the leadership impose a three - line whip in opposition to it, despite Jeremy Corbyn's longstanding criticisms of Blair's involvement in the war in Iraq.