'It's all a game' to some politicians, says Labour MP suspended for rebellion over planning bill

Chris Hinchliff says language used is indicative of 'private schoolboy drinking club' culture within governmentChris Hinchliff was surprised when he was called into the whip's office at short notice to be told he was no longer a Labour MP because of his campaign to enshrine chalk stream protections in law.Hinchliff, 31, who last summer became the new MP for North East Hertfordshire, was suspended from the parliamentary Labour party, along with three other MPs, because of a small rebellion he organised over the planning and infrastructure bill. Continue reading...