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Coffee House Shots: why MPs must be whipped Simon Hart

The Spectator Podcast by The Spectator

Jul 17, 202617:49News & Politics

Andy Burnham has promised to turn the whips’ office into an ‘HR department’ – but the former chief whip Simon Hart warns that the approach is ‘naive’ and could leave the new prime minister unable to control his party. Ha...

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Coffee House Shots: why MPs must be whipped Simon Hart is an episode from The Spectator Podcast by The Spectator. Andy Burnham has promised to turn the whips’ office into an ‘HR department’ – but the former chief whip Simon Hart warns that...

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Published Jul 17, 2026, 17:49 long, audio available.