Sentences with phrase «placed in the government whip»

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As a former Whip myself in another place and as a great admirer of our Government Chief Whip here, I hope that the Government, of whom I am a strong supporter, will have the courtesy and common sense to spare her and themselves the embarrassment that will otherwise ensue by not attempting to whip what will in any event be de facto free votes.&raWhip myself in another place and as a great admirer of our Government Chief Whip here, I hope that the Government, of whom I am a strong supporter, will have the courtesy and common sense to spare her and themselves the embarrassment that will otherwise ensue by not attempting to whip what will in any event be de facto free votes.&raWhip here, I hope that the Government, of whom I am a strong supporter, will have the courtesy and common sense to spare her and themselves the embarrassment that will otherwise ensue by not attempting to whip what will in any event be de facto free votes.&rawhip what will in any event be de facto free votes.»

If they want to be part of the Government, then they should take the Conservative whip and take their place in line for a ministerial post with the rest of the Conservative MP's.

He finished in second place some 18,345 votes behind the then Government Whip Michael Portillo.

1 Instead of the Committee of Selection being dominated by the Whips, it could be elected by the whole House on a similar basis to the method of election of Select Committees, i.e. places are allotted to each party according to their proportion in the House, Members of each party then vote for their own representatives on the committee, and the Government has the right to choose the chair.