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Labour chief whip tells Vogue she takes tough approach to keeping MPs in line
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Anneliese Midgley surprises colleagues after Burnham said whips’ office should not be ‘something to be feared’ If Andy Burnham has been accused of being a people pleaser by his critics, the same most certainly cannot be said of his chief whip. “I’m not going to take any shit and
Anneliese Midgley surprises colleagues after Burnham said whips’ office should not be ‘something to be feared’ If Andy Burnham has been accused of being a people pleaser by his critics, the same most certainly cannot be said of his chief whip. “I’m not going to take any shit and I don’t fuck about,” said Anneliese Midgley, the Labour government’s newest head of party discipline, shedding some light on her direct approach to keeping MPs in line. Continue reading...
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