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UK Parliament · Commons Division 204 · 21 May 2025
Opposition Day: Business and the economy
88 Aye / 253 No · lost by 165 · 4 tellers (not counted)
What this vote was about
On an Opposition Day the largest opposition party chooses the topic of debate. The vote is symbolic, it doesn't change the law, but it forces the government to publicly take a position on the opposition's choice of question.
How MPs voted
Voted AYE (88)
Conservative(81)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Griffith
- Aphra Brandreth
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Damian Hinds
- David Davis
- David Reed
- David Simmonds
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Ben Spencer
- Dr Caroline Johnson
- Dr Kieran Mullan
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- Gareth Bacon
- Gareth Davies
- Graham Stuart
- Greg Smith
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Grant
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jerome MayhewTeller
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Julia Lopez
- Katie Lam
- Kit Malthouse
- Laura Trott
- Lewis Cocking
- Mark Pritchard
- Martin Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mims Davies
- Mr Andrew SnowdenTeller
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Louie French
- Mr Peter Bedford
- Neil O'Brien
- Nick Timothy
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Peter Fortune
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca Paul
- Saqib Bhatti
- Sarah Bool
- Shivani Raja
- Sir Andrew Mitchell
- Sir Ashley Fox
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Mel Stride
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Sir Roger Gale
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Andrew
- Wendy Morton
Independent(3)
Democratic Unionist Party(1)
Traditional Unionist Voice(1)
Voted NO (253)
Labour(252)
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Ballinger
- Alex Davies-Jones
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Sobel
- Alison Hume
- Alison McGovern
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy MacNae
- Andy McDonald
- Andy Slaughter
- Anna McMorrin
- Anna TurleyTeller
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Apsana Begum
- Ashley Dalton
- Barry Gardiner
- Ben Goldsborough
- Bill Esterson
- Brian Leishman
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Eccles
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Bloore
- Chris Bryant
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Vince
- Chris Ward
- Chris Webb
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Siobhain McDonagh
- Damien Egan
- Dan Aldridge
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Daniel Zeichner
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Burton-Sampson
- David Smith
- David Taylor
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Deirdre Costigan
- Douglas McAllister
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Lauren Sullivan
- Dr Marie Tidball
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Ellie Reeves
- Emily Darlington
- Emily Thornberry
- Emma Foody
- Euan Stainbank
- Fleur Anderson
- Florence Eshalomi
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Gerald Jones
- Gill Furniss
- Gill German
- Gordon McKee
- Gregor Poynton
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Helena Dollimore
- Henry Tufnell
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Murray
- Irene Campbell
- Jacob Collier
- Jade Botterill
- James Murray
- James Naish
- Jas Athwal
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jess Asato
- Jess Phillips
- Jessica Morden
- Jessica Toale
- Jim Dickson
- Jo Platt
- Jo White
- Jodie Gosling
- Joe Morris
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John McDonnell
- John Slinger
- Jon Pearce
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh Newbury
- Julia Buckley
- Justin Madders
- Kanishka Narayan
- Kate Osborne
- Katie White
- Katrina Murray
- Keir MatherTeller
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kevin McKenna
- Kim Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Lauren Edwards
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Barron
- Lee Pitcher
- Leigh Ingham
- Lewis Atkinson
- Liam Byrne
- Liam Conlon
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Liz Kendall
- Liz Twist
- Lizzi Collinge
- Lloyd Hatton
- Louise Sandher-Jones
- Lucy Powell
- Lucy Rigby
- Luke Akehurst
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Margaret Mullane
- Mark Ferguson
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Mary Glindon
- Matt Bishop
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Matthew Patrick
- Melanie Onn
- Melanie Ward
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Kane
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Douglas Alexander
- Mr Hamish Falconer
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Ms Polly Billington
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Nadia Whittome
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Navendu Mishra
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nick Smith
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Bailey
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Pamela Nash
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Lamb
- Peter Prinsley
- Peter Swallow
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Blake
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rachel Taylor
- Richard Baker
- Richard Burgon
- Rosie Wrighting
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Sam Carling
- Sam Rushworth
- Samantha Dixon
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Hall
- Sarah Owen
- Sarah Sackman
- Satvir Kaur
- Seema Malhotra
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Hendrick
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Sojan Joseph
- Stephanie Peacock
- Stephen Doughty
- Stephen Kinnock
- Steve Race
- Steve Yemm
- Terry Jermy
- Tom Collins
- Tom Rutland
- Tony Vaughan
- Torcuil Crichton
- Torsten Bell
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Uma Kumaran
- Valerie Vaz
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Yuan Yang
Your Party(2)
Independent(2)
- Member 1506
- Dan Norris
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 88 of the 88 Aye voters and 254 of the 253 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.