Julian Lewis: Who is Julian Lewis? Why has he had Whip removed?

Conservative MP Julian Lewis has had the whip removed by the Prime Minister after being appointed the chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee. He ran against the Government’s first pick – Chris Grayling – and managed to win.

Now, the Government has punished Dr Lewis for his actions – as they have been interpreted as working with the opposition to undermine the Conservatives.

A senior Government source told Sky News the punishment was for “working with Labour and other opposition MPs for his own advantage”.

Opposition politicians have branded the removal ”psychopath politics” and branded those behind the decision a “grubby shower”.

Chris Grayling was the favourite to get the job after being hyped up by Government ministers for the appointment.

Julian Lewis has been the Conservative MP for New Forest East since 1997.

A Eurosceptic, he has campaigned for the UK to leave to EU consistently and has previously served on the Defence Committee.

He is the only MP in the UK who does not let his constituents contact him by email.

In a letter in the Guardian, he stated: “Letters, phone calls, and, where appropriate, surgery appointments are perfectly adequate for people who genuinely need my help, as the many letters of thanks quoted on my website fully confirm.

“Only mass, manipulative campaigners and obsessive individuals find this a problem – and so they should!”