Shadow minister blasts govt amid claims it threatened to pull funding from Paterson vote rebels

Jim McMahon, the Labour MP for Oldham West & Royton has hit out at the government amid claims it threatened to pull constituency funding from Paterson vote rebels.

The FT reported yesterday that one backbencher said several other MPS were warned “they would lose funding for their constituency” if they vote in favour of Paterson’s suspension.

The shadow transport secretary expressed his frustration at the news via Twitter this morning: