Keir Starmer suspends insubordinate Labour MPs in surprise 'crackdown' | LBC

Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four Labour MPs over "persistent breaches of discipline." The party is expected to make an official announcement on the suspensions later this afternoon. The four suspended MPs are Brian Leishman, Neil Duncan-Jordan and Chris Hinchcliff and Rachael Maskell, who led the backbench rebellion over planned welfare cuts. This move comes as the PM desperately attempts to restore party discipline after dozens of MPs threatened to crash the Government's recent welfare bill. All four suspended MPs voted against the bill. As the story develops, LBC's political correspondent joins Ben Kentish to bring us the latest. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #benkentish #aggiechambre #keirstarmer #labour #politics #ukpolitics #welfare #whip #lbc LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup