. _:vb6838112 "As a result, he was stripped of the whip on Tuesday, preventing him from voting in the fourth ballot to narrow down candidates to be the next party leader."@en . _:vb6838113 "In the letter, Hancock said he had spoken to the Conservatives\u2019 chief whip, Simon Hart, last week, and been told the whip would be restored in time, \u201Cbut that is now not necessary\u201D \u2013 meaning he will sit as an independent until the next election."@en . _:vb6838112 . _:vb6838113 . _:vb6838112 "2022 July 20, Heather Stewart, \u201CTobias Ellwood temporarily given back Tory whip to vote in leadership contest\u201D, in The Guardian\u200E[1]:"@en . _:vb6838110 "(UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure."@en . _:vb6838111 . _:vb6838113 "2022 December 7, Peter Walker, \u201CRow grows over Matt Hancock\u2019s announcement he is quitting as MP\u201D, in The Guardian\u200E[1]:"@en . _:vb6838110 . _:vb6838111 "to withdraw the whip"@en . "6" .