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Turner Suspended
Labour suspended Karl Turner after he became one of the party's most outspoken critics.
“Karl Turner had the Labour whip removed over recent comments about colleagues described as uncollegiate”
Turner said he had not been formally notified before the media reported it.
The decision was based on a pattern of uncollegiate behaviour rather than policy criticism.
Jury Trial Rebellion
Turner was a leading figure in resistance to jury trial reforms.
He abstained on the bill's second reading.
He called the reforms unworkable, unjust, unpopular and unnecessary.
McSweeney Phone Theft
Turner questioned the circumstances of McSweeney's phone theft.
“Turner said he did not believe that Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney had his phone stolen”
He later acknowledged McSweeney had reported it to the police.
Turner had previously labelled McSweeney a lying b*****d.
Internal Party Friction
Some Labour MPs were unhappy with an interview Turner gave to Jody McIntyre.
Turner claimed he wasn't fully aware of McIntyre.
The whips had previously emailed him about his behaviour.