Hornchurch and Upminster MP Angela Watkinson resigns as whip to focus on constituency
Published:
12:50 PM September 10, 2012
Updated:
12:11 PM October 13, 2020
Hornchurch and Upminster MP Angela Watkinson is no longer a government whip after resigning so she can raise constituency business in parliament.
In David Cameron’s first reshuffle since 2010, the Prime Minister named a new team of whips last week – MPs who enforce the party line – among his many other appointments.
Ms Watkinson had been in the post since she was appointed when the Conservative Party were in opposition in December 2005.
She said: “I informed the Prime Minister three months ago that I would resign as a whip at the reshuffle to enable me to speak in the House of Commons.
“Whips are allowed to speak in opposition but not in government. I shall speak on constituency matters when they arise.”
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