- Sir Keir Starmer has suspended at least three Labour MPs in an effort to reassert his authority following a series of backbench rebellions.
- The suspensions are reportedly due to "persistent breaches of party discipline", with the exact number of affected MPs to be confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
- The move comes as MPs prepare to depart Westminster for the summer recess early next week.
- There had been speculation that some Labour MPs were in talks to join a new party being established by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.
- Rachael Maskell, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliffe, and Neil Duncan-Jordan are understood to be among those expected to have the whip suspended.
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