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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

EXPLAINED: Labour restores whip to two more child benefit cap rebels | Vintage Vibes

John McDonnell and Apsana Begum
John McDonnell and Apsana Begum have been reinstated to the parliamentary Labour party seven months after four other rebels. Composite: EPA/The Guardian

Labour has restored the party whip John McDonnell and Apsana Begum 14 months after they lost it for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian understands.

The pair had the whip reinstated after a conversation on Friday with Jonathan Reynolds, who became Labour’s chief whip in a reshuffle earlier this month.

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