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MYSTERIOUS: Who are the whips and how do they operate | Mind Blowing Facts

Hilary Benn Tory

Wednesday’s chaos in Parliament led to reports that Government chief whip Wendy Morton and her deputy Craig Whittaker had resigned as party discipline unravelled.

Ahead of Liz Truss’s resignation, Number 10 said they remained in post, but events have put the role of whips and how they function back in the spotlight.

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