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131: 587:, who also acts as a go-between for ministers and the opposition to keep parliamentary business moving. The first officeholder, Charles Harris, was appointed privately in 1919 to assist Lord Edmund Talbot, the Conservative chief whip. He was retained by successive Conservative chief whips on a private basis, serving as their secretary during periods when the party was in government (1922–23, 1924–29 and 1935 onwards) until 1939, when the post formally became part of the civil service (as Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) and Harris was appointed into it, with a salary of Β£850. He retired in 1961 and was succeeded by Freddie Warren; all subsequent appointees have been permanent civil servants. 1438: 404:, the importance of a vote is indicated by underlining items on the "whip", which is the name of the letter the Chief Whip sends to all the MPs in their party at the start of the week. This letter informs them of the schedule for the days ahead and includes the sentence "Your attendance is absolutely essential" next to each debate in which there will be a vote. This sentence is underlined once, twice, or three times depending on the consequences that will be suffered if they do not turn up, hence the origin of the terms 1432: 36: 517:", because they can be taken for granted. The consequences for a back-bencher can include the lack of future promotion to a government post, a reduction of party campaigning effort in his or her constituency during the next election, deselection by his or her local party activists, or, in extreme circumstances, "withdrawal of the whip" and expulsion from the party. 465:
are still Conservative MPs. This was also the only time when MPs who were being whipped were cooperating with the opposite side's whips. In most cases, the 'pairing' system enables one from each side to cancel out the other's vote if absent simultaneously. Despite the whip, individuals are entitled
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If the party has a large Commons majority, it can make allowances for MPs who are away on important business, or whose political circumstances require them to take a particular issue very seriously. Theoretically at least, expulsion from the party is an automatic consequence of defying a three-line
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There are some cases in which the whip is removed because an issue is a matter of conscience. These include adoption, religion and equal opportunities. The impact of a whip being imposed on a matter of conscience can be damaging for a party leader. One such case was that of Iain Duncan Smith, who
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The consequences of defying the party whip depend on the circumstances and are usually negotiated with the party whip in advance. The party whip's job is to ensure the outcome of the vote. The party in the majority can always win a vote if its members obey the whip.
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who defies the whip is generally dismissed from their job immediately, if they have not already resigned, and returns to being a backbencher. Sometimes their votes in Parliament are called the "
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The Government Chief Whip is assisted by the Deputy Chief Whip, other whips, and assistant whips. In order to provide the whip with a salary, the government whips are appointed to positions in
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to ensure that his "whippers-in" were personally loyal. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the use of the term "whippers-in" was first recorded in the parliamentary sense in the
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and the party leadership. Ultimately, if backbenchers are unhappy with the leadership's position, they can threaten to revolt during a vote and force the leadership to compromise.
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party and the MP's agent. There have been cases where sick MPs were wheeled into the House from far afield to vote for the government on a crucial vote. Former MP
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has been rung). Neither these instructions, which are visible to everyone in the chamber, nor the "whip" letter at the start of the week, are recorded in
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imposed a three-line whip against the adoption of children by unmarried couples which, at the time, meant gay couples could never adopt. Several
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Whips often employ a mixture of promises, cajoling and persuasion to force an unpopular vote. A whip should know major figures in an MP's local
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The Chief Whip can wield great power over their party's MPs, including cabinet ministers, being seen to speak at all times on behalf of the
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states that he was "Secretary to the Government Chief Whip" between 1958 and 1979, but Sir Charles Harris did not retire until 1961 and
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in addition to their parliamentary salary, because their additional responsibilities will make them unable to hold down another job.
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chose to criticise his own government and Prime Minister. Whips in the House of Commons do not, by convention, speak in debates.
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The role of the Chief Whip is regarded as secretive, as the Whip is concerned with the discipline of their own party's
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to vote according to their own beliefs, particularly when there is a "free vote" on a matter of conscience.
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reported only in that year that Warren succeeded him as Secretary ("Presentation to Sir Charles Harris",
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Piper, J. Richard (May 1991). "British Backbench Rebellion and Government Appointments, 1945-87".
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Outside the government, the Official Opposition Chief Whip in the Commons, like the
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Other such offences include betraying party loyalties. An example of this during
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MPs voted against the official party line, and Smith's authority was weakened.
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The whips, although superficially dictatorial, act as communicators between
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Julian Smith: The beleaguered Chief Whip with a long record of mistakes
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The Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords also holds the role of
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While the whip was formally introduced to British politics by the
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position. The Government Chief Whip has an official residence at
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deal primarily with the United Kingdom and do not represent a
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was known for using her Chief Whip as a "cabinet enforcer".
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Second Lord of the Treasury (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
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British Chief Whips have appeared in TV series such as
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Walpole, Jennifer; Kelly, Richard (10 October 2008).
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Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach
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There are also Chief Whips or similar positions in:
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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
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