See the full list of rebel Labour MPs suspended in Keir Starmer's 'clear out'

FOUR rebel MPs have been suspended from Labour by Keir Starmer for "repeated breaches of discipline".

Three of the MPs have lost the whip after just a year in post, while another has been an MP since 2015. 

Here are more details about who they are:

Brian Leishman

Grangemouth MP Leishman has been a vocal critic of the UK Government ever since he was elected last year.

He is said to have been kicked out of the parliamentary Labour Party over voting against the Government and criticism of its policies in the media.

At the end of last month, Leishman admitted he was "not proud" of Starmer's first year in power as he spoke about his opposition to welfare reforms.

(Image: Brian Leishman) He has been especially critical of the Government over the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery.

In a fiery speech to Ed Miliband in April he said: "Scotland once again is a victim of industrial vandalism and devastation, and I don't want anyone in this chamber to dare mention a ‘just transition’, because we all know that the Conservatives were in power and the SNP currently in Holyrood did nothing to avert this catastrophic decision happening.

“I put it to the Secretary of State, the Labour leadership in the General Election campaign said they would step in and save the jobs at the refinery.

“What has changed? And why have we not done the sensible thing for Scotland's energy security?”

Chris Hinchliff 

(Image: UK Parliament) The North East Herefordshire MP told reporters in June that he was willing to lose the whip over his opposition to the welfare reforms.

Aged 31, he has been involved with party for at least a decade having assisted in Daniel Zeichner's successful campaign in the 2015 General Election.

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service his first year as an MP had been “challenging” and said he had "frustrations with the government".

In a piece for Left Foot Forward this week, Hinchliff said Labour needed to take on vested interests and put people before profit.

He led a rebellion against ministers’ planning bill over environmental concerns.

Neil Duncan-Jordan

The MP for Poole in Dorset described the welfare bill as "dog’s breakfast that isn’t really worth the paper it’s written on”.

After voting against the bill, he told the Bournemouth Echo in an interview that the bill was "handled badly" and he would always vote for “what was best” for his constituents.

(Image: NQ) In response to his suspension, Duncan-Jordan said: "Since being elected I have consistently spoken up for my constituents on a range of issues, including most recently on cuts to disability benefits. I understood this could come at a cost, but I couldn’t support making disabled people poorer.

"Although I’ve been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party today, I’ve been part of the Labour and trade union movement for 40 years and remain as committed as ever to its values. To my constituents: it’s business as usual. I remain your hardworking local MP."

He has previously raised concerns about the Government’s changes to the winter fuel allowance 

Rachael Maskell

Maskell, the MP for York Central since 2015, was shadow environment secretary from 2016 to 2017 and shadow employment secretary in 2020.

More recently, she led on the second welfare bill rebellion amendment which forced sweeping changes to the legislation. 

In May, she insisted the UK Government "must change course" following sweeping gains for Reform UK in England's local elections.

She said policies introduced by the Government which had not been in its manifesto had forced voters "to look elsewhere".

Maskell described the welfare cuts as "Dickensian" and "from another era".

She has also voiced support for a wealth tax to be brought in to meet the £5 billion cost of the U-turn on welfare.