'For me and Tommy McAvoy it was a free vote for us because we had been to see the chief whip.'
Government whip John McFall explains why he voted against a three line whip, 2 nd April 1998
Labour MP for Dumbarton
MP
Constituency
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Born
John McFall
Dumbarton
Labour
1944
Parliamentary Career
Labour MP for Dumbarton 1987-
Ministerial / Spokesperson
May 1997 - July 1998: Lord Commissioner for the Treasury (Scottish Whip)
July 1998 -: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Education, Training & Employment, Health & Community Relations)