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Politics Unpacked

The Whip Round - Anne Milton

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This week, the Red Box podcast presents a special series of interviews with Parliamentary whips - both past and present - to discuss the inside workings of their unique job in Westminster. Featuring Anne Milton, currently the Deputy Chief Government Whip of the House of Commons. Presented by Matt Chorley. Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail

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0:00.0

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0:28.6

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0:50.0

Check the Uber app. Hello, I work to the Red Box podcast and The Times, I'm Matt Chorley.

0:56.5

This is part one of the Red Box whip round, a special mini series of interviews going

1:00.7

behind the scenes of the Whips Office.

1:02.8

From the Little Black Book of Mr Meiners to what's in their drinks cabinet,

1:05.8

I've spoken to serving in former government and opposition whips about what they do,

1:09.5

and more importantly, how they do it.

1:11.6

In part one, Anne Milton, currently the government's

1:13.7

Deputy Chief Whip, gives a rare interview for a serving whip about enforcing

1:17.4

discipline, the increasingly lonely life of an MP and writing gossipy notes to

1:21.8

the Queen.

1:22.8

And I began by asking her what the average day as a whip involves.

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