The suspensions will be seen as an attempt to restore discipline following a number of rebellions that has forced the government into U-turns.

At least three Labour MPs are reportedly being stripped of the Labour party whip over ‘persistent breaches of party discipline’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suspended at least four Labour MPs who have had a record of voting against the government in parliament. The Labour backbenchers to have been barred from the party include Neil Duncan-Jordan,