Karl Turner has Labour whip suspended after criticism of Starmer and No 10

A Labour source denied that the suspension was due to Karl Turner’s opposition to the judicial changes. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

The MP Karl Turner has lost the Labour whip after making a series of interventions criticising Keir Starmer and No 10, especially on changes to jury trials.

A Labour source said Turner had been informed by the chief whip, Jonathan Reynolds, that he had had the whip suspended because of his conduct. Turner denied he had been informed by the whips and said he had learned about his suspension from journalists.