How a chief whip became a rebel, with Mark Harper MP

Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush interview the former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper MP.

They discuss his journey from chief whip under David Cameron to becoming a high-profile Tory rebel under Boris Johnson, his 2019 leadership campaign and why Keir Starmer’s new top team reminds him of Ed Miliband.

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