16-07-2025
Starmer suspends Labour MPs after welfare rebellion
Sir Keir Starmer is to suspend at least three rebellious Labour MPs from the party, two weeks after he suffered the biggest revolt of his premiership.
One Labour MP told The Telegraph that some Left-wing backbenchers had been summoned to see the Chief Whip on Wednesday afternoon.
The disciplinary meetings appear to be an attempt by the Prime Minister to stamp his authority on the party after he faced a rebellion of 49 MPs over his welfare reforms.
A source told The Times that some MPs would be suspended for 'persistent k---headery' and rebelling against Downing Street.
But one Left-wing MP said: 'It doesn't look good for [Sir Keir] that he's having to do this.'
