Sentences with phrase «to defy the whip»

There were 52 Conservative MPs who took part in the rebellion over House of Lords reform and the EU referendum, while there were only six Labour MPs who defied the whips over both major votes.

Rather, the most eyecatching of their number was former defence secretary Liam Fox, who defied the whips for the first time in his 23 - year parliamentary career.

But then he needs to appreciate that some of the issues on which the 2010 — 15 Tory rebels defied the whip were rooted in 2010 manifesto pledges, a document that included the words, «We will ensure that by law no future government can hand over areas of power to the EU or join the Euro without a referendum of the British people.»

«There were two sessions in the 1950s during which not a single government MP defied their whip.

His Lords reform bill was dreadful, making it easy for 90 otherwise loyal Tory MPs to defy their whips on «a matter of conscience».

I did not support the motion because I want to see us leave Europe and I fear the establishment of your «81 Group» is painting those of us who reluctantly defied the whip in order to represent the very many constituents who contacted us on this issue as anti-European.

Despite defying the whips, the PM told the Daily Telegraph that their careers are not blighted by their opposition.

Others spoke of their concerns but did not defy the whip.

Thangam Debbonaire, one of Labour's whips is also set to defy the whip if it is imposed, according to Business Insider.

As far as my press cuttings indicate, only Clive Lewis of the then shadow cabinet defied the whip and then resigned to become a back bencher.

Labour MPs who defied the whips over the EU referendum motion (19 MPs) Ronnie Campbell Rosie Cooper Jeremy Corbyn Jon Cruddas John Cryer Ian Davidson Natascha Engel Frank Field Roger Godsiff Kate Hoey Kelvin Hopkins Steve McCabe John McDonnell Austin Mitchell Dennis Skinner Andrew Smith Graham Stringer Gisela Stuart Mike Wood

Three days later, Heseltine was one of around two dozen Conservative MPs who defied the whip to abstain rather than vote against the second reading of the 1968 Race Relations Bill (which banned racial discrimination).

While interim leader, she made the decision for Labour to abstain, rather than oppose, the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015, leading to 48 Labour MPs defying the whip.

Recently, I defied the whip and was promptly sacked from my cabinet assistant position, leading to my departure from the Conservative Party.

That had been opposed by a large number of rebel MPs, buoyed up by support from a number of angry Conservative associations, who defied the whips and opposed the measure in this afternoon's vote.

Corbyn previously made it clear that MPs would not be allowed to defy the whip and remain in the shadow cabinet.

With a good profile and no need to rely on ministerial office to prevent starvation, Goldsmith will not be afraid to defy the whips.

The Tory manifesto, for example, was clear that there should be an EU referendum only when more powers were transferred, yet 81 Tory MPs defied the whip and their own manifesto to vote for an unconditional referendum.

I have never witnessed such a reckless attempt to change the British constitution, and to do it on such spurious grounds, quite frankly... I believe it is an outrage, and I think it is an abuse of parliament... I say to those people who are defying the whip: good luck to you, you're doing the right thing by your constituents, by your country and by parliament.

Many have been forced back early from far - flung locations - stretching from Tuscany to India - where they had been catching the dimming rays as the sun set on recess, and therefore arrived already cantankerous and perhaps more likely to defy a whip to vote with the government.

As the only candidate who defied the whip to vote against the bill, Corbyn's support skyrocketed.

The «usual suspects» (looney left) are agitating on the back benches and defying whips and McClusky is using his unions financial muscle to control what Ed Miliband does.

For 22 of these have rebelled against the Government therefore means that a whopping 63 % of backbench Lib Dems have defied the whip.

A more principled minority, of 33, defied the whips and stuck by Hain's amendment.

Three members of the Shadow Cabinet — Jo Stevens, Dawn Butler and Rachael Maskell — resigned in order to defy the whip and vote against triggering Article 50.

A number of Conservatives were expected to defy the whip and vote with the opposition to put pressure on the Treasury.

14 MPs rebelled on the timetable motion (13 opposing and 1 registering a positive abstention by voting in both lobbies) which provided for its rapid passage through the Commons and 7 defied the whip to vote against the Bill's Second Reading.

He is also likely to prove an obstacle to David Cameron's ambition to launch airstrikes on Syria, although some Labour MPs could defy the whip to vote with the government.

However, Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart of the Centre for British Politics at the University of Nottingham have a new post up on the NottsPolitics blog, which shows more Labour MPs have defied the whip than have Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs.

She adds that without the Lib Dems in government, the prime minister will have «patronage» and ministerial jobs to give, which will put some of those potential rebels, «on the payroll» and make them less likely to defy the whip.

Among those who defied the whip were former ministers Bob Neill, Claire Perry and Anna Soubry, joining veteran pro-EU former chancellor Ken Clarke.

Similarly there are a handful of anti-Leveson Labour MPs who may defy the whip, including Blunkett, Gisela Stuart, Frank Field, Kate Hoey, Gerald Kaufman and Eric Joyce (yes, I know Eric Joyce is nominally an independent).

There is the potential that one of the Lib Dems, John Hemming, will defy the whip, given he signed the anti-Leveson letter organised by Conor Burns and David Blunkett.