2024 suspension of rebel Labour MPs
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2024-suspension-of-rebel-labour-mps-164-8644735
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2024 suspension of rebel Labour MPs
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On 23 July 2024, the British Labour Party withdrew the whip from 7 of its MPs Who had supported an amendment tabled by the SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn to scrap the Two child benefit cap. MPs rejected the SNP amendment by 363 votes to 103. The seven Labour MPs suspended for six months are:
- John McDonnell
- Richard Burgon
- Ian Byrne
- Rebecca Long-Bailey
- Imran Hussain
- Apsana Begum
- Zarah Sultana The MPs will now sit as independents. They remain members of the Labou
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2024-07-23T20:08:57Z
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2024-08-28T22:21:04Z
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