Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended three Labour MPs over breaching party discipline.
The BBC understands Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons.
Senior Labour sources have not ruled out further MPs, including from earlier parliamentary intakes, being suspended later today.
Duncan-Jordan, Leishman and Hinchliff were all elected as Labour MPs for the first time last year.
It is not yet known specifically why the three MPs have lost the party whip, but the move comes after 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government’s proposed cuts to welfare and forced ministers to water down their plans.
All three of the suspended MPs voted against the government’s welfare reform bill earlier this month.
The rebellion undermined Sir Keir’s authority, which was weakened after a series of policy reversals, such as restoring the winter fuel allowance to millions of pensioners.
Duncan-Jordan, the MP for Poole, organised a letter warning the government’s welfare changes were “impossible to support” without a “change of direction”.
In a statement, Duncan-Jordan said: “Since being elected I have consistently spoken up for my constituents on a range of issues, including most recently on cuts to disability benefits. I understood this could come at a cost, but I couldn’t support making disabled people poorer.
“Although I’ve been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party today, I’ve been part of the Labour and trade union movement for 40 years and remain as committed as ever to its values.
“To my constituents: it’s business as usual. I remain your hardworking local MP, I will continue to take up your concerns and speak up for Poole.”
The BBC has asked the other two suspended MPs for comment.