As a parting shot at the end of the parliamentary term, the prime minister has rightly chosen to remind his party as to who is in charge of this government.
Sir Keir Starmer, via his chief whip Sir Alan Campbell and the No 10 machine, has presented some of his most rebellious backbenchers with the chilling consequences of their serial actions. Four of his not-so-loyal MPs have had the Labour whip withdrawn, while another handful have been deprived of their unpaid but pleasant sinecures as overseas trade envoys.
