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September 2019 suspension of rebel Conservative MPs

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On 3 September 2019, 21 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]] had the [[Whip (politics)|party whip]] withdrawn, after they voted in support of an emergency motion to allow the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to undertake proceedings on the [[European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019|European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill]] on 4 September.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In the hours after the vote, the [[Chief Whip]] [[Mark Spencer (British politician)|Mark Spencer]] informed the rebel MPs that the were no longer entitled to sit as Conservatives.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

The suspended MPs included the [[Father of the House (United Kingdom)|Father of the House]] ([[Kenneth Clarke|Clarke]]), 2 former [[Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellors]] (Clarke and [[Philip Hammond|Hammond]]), an additional 7 former Cabinet members ([[Greg Clark|Clark]], [[David Gauke|Gauke]], [[Justine Greening|Greening]], [[Dominic Grieve|Grieve]], [[Oliver Letwin|Letwin]], [[Caroline Nokes|Nokes]] and [[Rory Stewart|Stewart]]) and the grandson of [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]] ([[Nicholas Soames|Soames]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Background ==
In April 2019, the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]] [[John Bercow]] allowed [[Oliver Letwin|Sir Oliver Letwin]] to table a motion which would allow MPs to undertake proceedings on the second, committee, and third reading of the Bill in one day. The motion was passed by one vote.<ref name="03-04DebateNoDeal">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="ComVotes2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Subsequently, the [[European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019|Cooper–Letwin Bill]] was passed.

In September 2019, Bercow once again permitted Letwin to introduce a motion under Standing Order 24 (SO24) to take control of parliamentary business away from the [[Johnson ministry|government]] and allow for the passage of the [[European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019|European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill]], to be introduced by [[Hilary Benn]] on the following day.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In anticipation of the vote, the government whips' office announced that voting in favour of Letwin's motion would effectively be 'destroying the government’s negotiating position and handing control of parliament to [[Jeremy Corbyn]].' On that basis, those Conservative MPs supporting the motion would have the whip withdrawn.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== The rebel MPs ==
A total of 21 Conservative MPs voted for the motion (including Letwin himself). They included:
<gallery>
File:Official portrait of Guto Bebb crop 2.jpg|'''[[Guto Bebb]]''',<br> MP for [[Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberconwy]]
File:Official portrait of Richard Benyon crop 2.jpg|'''[[Richard Benyon]]''',<br> MP for [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]]
File:Official portrait of Steve Brine crop 2.jpg|'''[[Steve Brine]]''',<br> MP for [[Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchester]]
File:Official portrait of Alistair Burt crop 2.jpg|'''[[Alistair Burt]]''',<br> MP for [[North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Bedfordshire]]
File:Official portrait of Greg Clark crop 2.jpg|'''[[Greg Clark]]''',<br> MP for [[Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Tunbridge Wells]]
File:Official portrait of Mr Kenneth Clarke crop 2.jpg|'''[[Kenneth Clarke]]''',<br> MP for [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]
File:Official portrait of Mr David Gauke crop 2.jpg|'''[[David Gauke]]''',<br> MP for [[South West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Hertfordshire]]
File:Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpg|'''[[Justine Greening]]''',<br> MP for [[Putney (UK Parliament constituency)|Putney]]
File:Official portrait of Mr Dominic Grieve crop 2.jpg|'''[[Dominic Grieve]]''',<br> MP for [[Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Beaconsfield]]
File:Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg|'''[[Sam Gyimah]]''',<br> MP for [[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|East Surrey]]
File:Official portrait of Mr Philip Hammond crop 2.jpg|'''[[Philip Hammond]]''',<br> MP for [[Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Runnymede and Weybridge]]
File:Official portrait of Stephen Hammond crop 2.jpg|'''[[Stephen Hammond]]''',<br> MP for [[Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)|Wimbledon]]
File:Official portrait of Richard Harrington crop 2.jpg|'''[[Richard Harrington (politician)|Richard Harrington]]''',<br> MP for [[Watford (UK Parliament constituency)|Watford]]
File:Official portrait of Margot James crop 2.jpg|'''[[Margot James]]''',<br> MP for [[Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stourbridge]]
File:Oliver Letwin Official.jpg|'''[[Oliver Letwin|Sir Oliver Letwin]]''',<br> MP for [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]]
File:Official portrait of Anne Milton crop 2.jpg|'''[[Anne Milton]]''',<br> MP for [[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]]
File:Official portrait of Caroline Nokes.jpg|'''[[Caroline Nokes]]''',<br> MP for [[Romsey and Southampton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Romsey and Southampton North]]
File:Official portrait of Antoinette Sandbach crop 2.jpg|'''[[Antoinette Sandbach]]''',<br> MP for [[Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Eddisbury]]
File:Official portrait of Sir Nicholas Soames crop 2.jpg|'''[[Nicholas Soames|Sir Nicholas Soames]]''',<br> MP for [[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]]
File:Rory Stewart MP (cropped).jpg|'''[[Rory Stewart]]''',<br> MP for [[Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and The Border]]
File:Official portrait of Mr Edward Vaizey crop 2.jpg|'''[[Ed Vaizey]]''',<br> MP for [[Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)|Wantage]]
</gallery>

== Aftermath ==
=== Ministerial resignations ===
On 5 September, the [[Department for Education|Universities Minister]] [[Jo Johnson]] announced his resignation from the [[Johnson ministry|Cabinet]] and that he would stand down as an MP at the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]]. The ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that Johnson's decision had been triggered by the suspension of Conservative MPs 2 days prior.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Two days later, on 7 September, the [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions|Work and Pensions Secretary]] [[Amber Rudd]] resigned from the Cabinet and surrendered the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] whip in Parliament in protest at [[Boris Johnson]]'s policy on Brexit and the treatment of the 21 rebel MPs.<ref name = BBC2019>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== References ==




[[Category:2019 in British politics]]
[[Category:September 2019 events in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Political controversies in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Boris Johnson]]


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