Whipping It Up

It's a week before Christmas and the new Tory government is facing dissent over its latest bill. With a majority of only three, the Whips' Office is out in full force and they'll stop at nothing to keep the strays in line.

But they're in for a long night: Boy Scouts are Rioting in Whitehall, the PM's golfing with the President, Five Tory rebels are on the loose, and the Chief Whip's playing at Santa - could this be the beginnings of a leadership challenge?

Whipping it up is a fast-moving switchback of a play, with more twists and double-bluffs than a poker game between conmen.