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7/16/2025, 4:49:52 PM
>Starmer suspends Labour MPs for breaching party discipline
>The BBC understands Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons.
>It is not yet known specifically why the three MPs have lost the party whip, but the move comes after 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government's proposed cuts to welfare and forced ministers to water down their plans
Dead-in-the-water government
>The BBC understands Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons.
>It is not yet known specifically why the three MPs have lost the party whip, but the move comes after 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government's proposed cuts to welfare and forced ministers to water down their plans
Dead-in-the-water government
7/8/2025, 1:03:35 PM
>Resident doctors vote to strike in England
>The doctors, previously known as junior doctors, were awarded a 5.4% pay rise for this financial year, following a 22% increase over the previous two years.
>But the British Medical Association says wages are still around 20% lower in real terms than in 2008 and are demanding "pay restoration".
>The BMA said 90% of its 48,000 members had voted in favour of industrial action in the ballot on a turnout of 55%.
>The union now has a mandate for possible industrial action for six months, up to January 2026.
>The doctors, previously known as junior doctors, were awarded a 5.4% pay rise for this financial year, following a 22% increase over the previous two years.
>But the British Medical Association says wages are still around 20% lower in real terms than in 2008 and are demanding "pay restoration".
>The BMA said 90% of its 48,000 members had voted in favour of industrial action in the ballot on a turnout of 55%.
>The union now has a mandate for possible industrial action for six months, up to January 2026.
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