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.
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.