Labour chief whip tells Vogue she takes tough approach to keeping MPs in line
Summary
Labour chief whip Anneliese Midgley said she wants MPs to be treated with respect and their ideas heard, while also describing herself as determined and ready to enforce party discipline. She praised Andy Burnham’s more collaborative approach and said Keir Starmer had treated MPs like numbers.Key Facts
- Anneliese Midgley is the Labour MP for Knowsley and the party’s chief whip.
- Midgley said MPs should be treated with respect and not simply counted for votes.
- She said she would act decisively to achieve her goals and enforce discipline.
- Midgley criticised Keir Starmer’s approach to managing Labour MPs.
- She praised Andy Burnham’s approach and said she would strongly support him.
- Midgley previously worked as Jeremy Corbyn’s deputy chief of staff and as a senior special adviser to Starmer.
- Burnham had said he wanted the whips’ office to support MPs rather than use discipline to stifle debate.
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