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Barwell Loses Conservative Whip Amid Badenoch-Led Centrist Crackdown

7/14/2026

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Lord Gavin Barwell lost the Conservative whip after chief whip Susan Williams sent him a conduct-concern letter.
The removal is viewed as a shift toward intolerance of centrist criticism under Kemi Badenoch, the party’s culture secretary.
Barwell warned the decision could alienate voters who support net-zero policies.
A ConservativeHome editorial urged Badenoch to distance the party from the centrist Prosper UK group.

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Lord Gavin Barwell lost the Conservative whip after chief whip Susan Williams sent him a conduct-concern letter.
The removal is viewed as a shift toward intolerance of centrist criticism under Kemi Badenoch, the party’s culture secretary.
Barwell warned the decision could alienate voters who support net-zero policies.
A ConservativeHome editorial urged Badenoch to distance the party from the centrist Prosper UK group.