The Labour party has suspended four MPs who were involved in the welfare rebellion, on the grounds that they were repeat offenders.
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Rachael Maskell and Brian Leishman have all had the whip removed and will now sit as independent MPs until their suspension ends.
Three other rebel MPs have lost their unpaid posts as trade envoys: Rosena Allin-Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammad Yasin.
The move is seen as a warning to MPs: one rebellion will be overlooked but don’t even consider doing it a second time.
With a large number of other welfare benefits changes in the pipeline, as well as other controversial issues such as planning law and special educational needs provision, ministers are clearly hoping to scare MPs into obedience.
Whether this is a tactic that will work, or whether it will simply increase the disconnect between the top of the party and backbenchers, remains to be seen.
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