Article: Inside Parliament: Budget rebels defy Labour whip on cutting tax

Article: Labour MPs in revolt over terrorism Bill
The Independent - London;  April 3, 1996 ;     528 words ... ... since he became leader of the Labour Party when 30 Labour MPs rebelled over the Government ... measures to combat terrorism. The Labour MPs defied an appeal by Jack Straw ... whipped through Parliament, the Labour MPs threatened to delay the passage ...

Article: Labour MPs implicated in latest Officegate
The Scotsman;  December 3, 2001 ;     524 words ... ... McLeish threatened to engulf the whole Scottish Labour Party last night after three more Labour MPs were found to have claimed expenses to which ... Labour MSP Sylvia Jackson. A spokesman for the Labour Party said he accepted that Mr Murphy and Mr Brown ...

Article: 'New Wave' Labour MPs call on Blair to change ...
Belfast Telegraph;  November 24, 2003 ;     602 words ... ... faces a fresh rebellion by Labour MPs who will set up a new organisation ... within the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and a belief among Labour MPs that the New Labour project ... bridges with the PLP. Many Labour MPs feel frozen out of policy ...

Article: Plea for Labour MPs to back Blair 'respect' agenda ...
Evening Times;  May 17, 2005 ;     606 words ... ... through Parliament. But Labour Party chairman Ian McCartney ... making process, urged Labour MPs to back the measures. In ... Mr McCartney said: "Labour Party members and supporters now expect Labour MPs to get on with the job of ...

Article: Four in five Labour MPs - including Blair - back ...
The Scotsman;  May 16, 2007 ;     624 words ... ... revealed to have the backing of four out of five Labour MPs, an overwhelming show of strength that could ... publication of candidates' supporters, the Labour Party revealed 282 of the 352 Labour MPs had formally nominated the Chancellor to replace ...

Article: Beware of surprises If the Tory Party had been in Government, the ...
Grimsby Telegraph;  August 31, 2007 ;     314 words ... ... had been in Government, the ban on smoking would have been kicked into touch by Labour MPs complaining about loss of civil liberties. Next, if the Labour Party had introduced the poll tax while in Government, there would have been no rioting ...

Article: The Monarchy: 44% of Labour MPs say they want a ...
The Independent - London;  October 23, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... MORE than four out of 10 Labour MPs want to replace the monarchy ... One hundred backbench Labour MPs were questioned - a little ... of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Of these, 44 said ... decide," said one. Many Labour MPs said the biographical ...