lˈɔːɹd bˈoːɹn wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ wˈɪp ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ lˈɔːɹd bˈeɪts hˌuː hɐdbɪn pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd æz pˈɑːɹt əvə mˈɪnɪɹᵻʃˈʌfəl fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈæɹoʊnəs wˈɔːɹsi.
Lord Bourne was made a whip in the House of Lords on 11 August 2014, replacing Lord Bates who had been promoted as part of a mini-reshuffle following the resignation of Baroness Warsi.