Discipline matters, Labour whips tell Burnham as he seeks more tolerant approach

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Discipline matters, Labour whips tell Burnham as he seeks more tolerant approach

Former and current whips reject idea their job is about intimidation as they tell likely next PM consensus is key When Hilary Armstrong was dealing with the biggest challenge in her five and a half years as Labour’s chief whip, Tony Blair was on the brink of invading Iraq. How did she handle Labour MPs who could not bring themselves to support such a decision? “We made sure that people were able to express their cons…