Westminster's Secret Service

Westminster's Secret Service

1995/05/21 • Released • English

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Overview

Whips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate. How close to reality is the fictional Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, in the drama series House of Cards? Government Whips can make or break ministers and ensure they know all the secrets of the private lives of their fellow MPs. One Tory MP claims that the Whips are a gestapo, but another says they are democracy's unsung heroes - as necessary for Parliament as sewers are for civilisation.

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Michael Cockerell

Michael Cockerell

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Rupert Allason

Rupert Allason

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Joe Ashton

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Eric Clarke

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Geoffrey Dickens

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Stephen Dorrell

Stephen Dorrell

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Jim Dowd

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Iain Duncan Smith

Iain Duncan Smith

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Tim Fortescue

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Derek Foster

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Tristan Garel-Jones

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Will Howie

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Nigel Lawson

Nigel Lawson

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David Lightbown

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John Major

John Major

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Gordon McMaster

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Robert Mellish

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Michael Neubert

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Jon Owen Jones

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Cecil Parkinson

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Ray Powell

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John Prescott

John Prescott

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Hugh Rossi

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Edward Short

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Norman Tebbit

Norman Tebbit

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

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William Whitelaw

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Betty Boothroyd

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Dennis Skinner

Dennis Skinner

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