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three-line whip
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three-line whip
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See whip [20c]
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The knowledge Mr Thomas is looking for goes something like this: MPs are voted into Parliament by the electorate, but once there are expected to toe the party line, hence the need for three-line whips and the exemption from the Freedom of Information Act.
Letter: Moral votes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
There is the wisdom of not having three-line whips on these subjects in future.
Portillo and Clarke deny plot by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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