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UK Parliament · Commons Division 268 · 15 July 2025
Opposition Day: Welfare
106 Aye / 440 No · lost by 334 · 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 (106)
Conservative(103)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Griffith
- Aphra Brandreth
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Bob Blackman
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Dame Karen Bradley
- Damian Hinds
- David Davis
- David Reed
- David Simmonds
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Ben Spencer
- Dr Kieran Mullan
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- Gareth Bacon
- Gareth Davies
- George Freeman
- Graham Stuart
- Greg Smith
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jesse Norman
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Julia Lopez
- Katie Lam
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Laura Trott
- Lewis Cocking
- Lincoln Jopp
- Mark Pritchard
- Martin Vickers
- Matt Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mims Davies
- Mr Andrew Snowden
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Louie French
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mr Richard Holden
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Neil O'Brien
- Nick TimothyTeller
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Paul Holmes
- Peter Fortune
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca Paul
- Rebecca Smith
- Richard Fuller
- Robbie Moore
- Saqib Bhatti
- Sarah Bool
- Shivani Raja
- Simon Hoare
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke
- Sir Andrew Mitchell
- Sir Ashley FoxTeller
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Christopher Chope
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Geoffrey Cox
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Wright
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir John Whittingdale
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Mel Stride
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Anderson
- Stuart Andrew
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Reform UK(3)
Independent(1)
Voted NO (440)
Labour(348)
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Al Carns
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Baker
- Alex Ballinger
- Alex Davies-Jones
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Norris
- Alex Sobel
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison Hume
- Alison McGovern
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Hack
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy MacNae
- Andy Slaughter
- Anna Dixon
- Anna Gelderd
- Anna McMorrinTeller
- Anna Turley
- Anneliese Dodds
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Ashley Dalton
- Baggy Shanker
- Bambos Charalambous
- Barry Gardiner
- Becky Gittins
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Ben Coleman
- Ben Goldsborough
- Bill Esterson
- Blair McDougall
- Brian Leishman
- Bridget Phillipson
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Eccles
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine McKinnell
- Catherine West
- Chris Bloore
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Evans
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Kane
- Chris Murray
- Chris Vince
- Chris Ward
- Chris Webb
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Chi Onwurah
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Dame Siobhain McDonagh
- Damien Egan
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Danny Beales
- Darren Jones
- Darren Paffey
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Burton-Sampson
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Smith
- David Taylor
- David Williams
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Deirdre Costigan
- Derek Twigg
- Douglas McAllister
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Lauren Sullivan
- Dr Marie Tidball
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Zubir Ahmed
- Elaine Stewart
- Ellie Reeves
- Emily Darlington
- Emma Foody
- Emma Lewell
- Euan Stainbank
- Fabian Hamilton
- Feryal Clark
- Fleur Anderson
- Florence Eshalomi
- Frank McNally
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Georgia Gould
- Gerald Jones
- Gill Furniss
- Gill German
- Gordon McKee
- Graeme Downie
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor Poynton
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Henry Tufnell
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Lavery
- Ian Murray
- Imogen Walker
- Imran Hussain
- Irene Campbell
- Jack Abbott
- Jacob Collier
- Jade Botterill
- Jake Richards
- James Asser
- James Murray
- James Naish
- Janet Daby
- Jas Athwal
- Jayne Kirkham
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Jess Asato
- Jess Phillips
- Jessica Morden
- Jim Dickson
- Jim McMahon
- Jo Platt
- Jo Stevens
- Jo White
- Joani Reid
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John McDonnell
- John Slinger
- John Whitby
- Jon Pearce
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Jonathan Reynolds
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh MacAlister
- Josh Newbury
- Josh Simons
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Justin Madders
- Kanishka Narayan
- Karin Smyth
- Kate DeardenTeller
- Kate Osamor
- Kate Osborne
- Katie White
- Katrina Murray
- Keir Mather
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kevin McKenna
- Kim Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirith Entwistle
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Kirsty McNeill
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Lauren Edwards
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Barron
- Leigh Ingham
- Lewis Atkinson
- Liam Byrne
- Liam Conlon
- Lilian Greenwood
- Lillian Jones
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Lisa Nandy
- Liz Kendall
- Liz Twist
- Lizzi Collinge
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lola McEvoy
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Haigh
- Louise Sandher-Jones
- Lucy Powell
- Lucy Rigby
- Luke Akehurst
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Margaret Mullane
- Maria Eagle
- Mark Ferguson
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Marsha De Cordova
- Martin McCluskey
- Martin Rhodes
- Mary Creagh
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Bishop
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Matthew Patrick
- Matthew Pennycook
- Maureen Burke
- Maya Ellis
- Melanie Onn
- Melanie Ward
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Scrogham
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Kane
- Mike Reader
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Polly Billington
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Naz Shah
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nesil Caliskan
- Nick Smith
- Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Noah Law
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Bailey
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Pamela Nash
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Perran Moon
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Kyle
- Peter Lamb
- Peter Prinsley
- Peter Swallow
- Phil Brickell
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Blake
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rachel Taylor
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Baker
- Richard Burgon
- Richard Quigley
- Rosie Wrighting
- Ruth Cadbury
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Sam Carling
- Samantha Dixon
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Champion
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Hall
- Sarah Owen
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Sackman
- Sarah Smith
- Sean Woodcock
- Seema Malhotra
- Shaun Davies
- Simon Lightwood
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Hendrick
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Sojan Joseph
- Sonia Kumar
- Stephanie Peacock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Race
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Terry Jermy
- Tim Roca
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Tom Rutland
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Tony Vaughan
- Torcuil Crichton
- Torsten Bell
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Uma Kumaran
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Will Stone
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Yuan Yang
Liberal Democrat(63)
- Adam Dance
- Alex Brewer
- Alison Bennett
- Andrew George
- Anna Sabine
- Ben Maguire
- Bobby Dean
- Brian Mathew
- Calum Miller
- Caroline Voaden
- Charlie Maynard
- Chris Coghlan
- Christine Jardine
- Claire Young
- Clive Jones
- Daisy Cooper
- David Chadwick
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Ed Davey
- Edward Morello
- Gideon Amos
- Helen Maguire
- Helen Morgan
- Ian Roome
- Ian Sollom
- James MacCleary
- Jamie Stone
- John Milne
- Josh Babarinde
- Layla Moran
- Lisa Smart
- Liz Jarvis
- Luke Taylor
- Marie Goldman
- Martin Wrigley
- Max Wilkinson
- Mike Martin
- Monica Harding
- Mr Alistair Carmichael
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Mr Paul Kohler
- Mr Will Forster
- Munira Wilson
- Olly Glover
- Pippa Heylings
- Rachel Gilmour
- Sarah Dyke
- Sarah Gibson
- Sarah Green
- Sarah Olney
- Steff Aquarone
- Steve Darling
- Susan Murray
- Tessa Munt
- Tim Farron
- Tom Gordon
- Victoria Collins
- Vikki Slade
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Wera Hobhouse
- Zöe Franklin
Independent(9)
Scottish National Party(9)
Green Party(4)
Plaid Cymru(4)
Your Party(1)
Social Democratic & Labour Party(1)
Ulster Unionist Party(1)
Traditional Unionist Voice(1)
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 105 of the 106 Aye voters and 439 of the 440 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.