Badly thought out legislation is a result of MPs being expected to follow the dictum of their whips in both party and committee votes
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 led to the introduction of ASBOs, which were defined as conduct likely to “cause alarm, harassment or distress” and thus allowed people to be punished for things such as excessive singing or rudeness to neighbours
Before 1945, there had been NO Parliamentary defeats
March 2024 - allegations that Starmer had bribed Hoyle to accept his amendments to a bill
Power of prime ministerial patronage and control by party whips
Rishi Sunak has only gone against the Conservatives in a vote twice and is now PM
