Votes, bills, and promises — explained in plain English. See how your MP votes, track manifesto pledges, and explore what Parliament is actually doing.
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Bills in Parliament
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Votes Recorded
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Acts of Parliament
No votes took place this week. Six bills moved forward through committee or report stages in the Lords and Commons, marking progress on English devolution, city markets, local government markets, ministerial pay, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Grenfell Tower memorial.
Key events
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
City of London (Markets) Bill
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill
Ten MPs voted against their party whip in the second-reading division on the Courts and Tribunals Bill, as the government won by 304 to 203 (margin 101). The bill would reform how England and Wales’ criminal courts are run, change who leads tribunals, and alter the Children Act 1989 by removing a presumption about parental involvement in a child’s life. It proceeds to Committee stage, with amendments from Jess Brown-Fuller proposing to leave out Schedule 1 and Clauses 2–5.
Lawmakers in the Lords backed the third reading of the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill by 361 votes to 84, a margin of 277. The measure would remove the two-child limit so awards reflect all children in a family. One MP voted against their party whip as the bill progresses to the Commons for consideration.
Parliament approved the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, overhauling private renting in England, Wales and Scotland by converting most tenancies to open-ended periodic arrangements and introducing a tribunal-led rent-setting system with broader tenant protections. The bill underwent lengthy scrutiny in both Houses, with amendments on section numbering (16B to 16C), a landlord option for a pet damage deposit, a humidity-related clause (not moved), and a proposed Military Homes Standard before Royal Assent in October 2025.
A Guardian letter argues that Labour should pledge a referendum on whether the UK should rejoin the EU, with a general election mandate to implement if the public votes in favour, to push a clearer UK–EU reset.
Keir Starmer used new workers’ rights measures coming into force on Monday to attack the Greens and Reform UK, saying voting for Labour’s rivals risks progress on sick pay, parental leave and the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
Unions privately question the BMA’s demand for a pay rise higher than the 3.5% offered to doctors, as resident doctors plan strikes next week and non-doctor NHS staff are set to receive 3.3% via the AfC system; the talks atmosphere and leadership style are cited as affecting willingness to strike a deal. This matters for UK voters because it signals potential disruption to NHS pay negotiations and staffing, with broader implications for NHS service delivery.
Metropolitan Police are investigating after a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser, believed to have been misplaced by on-duty protection officers for London Mayor Sadiq Khan, was found on a south London street; five officers have been removed from frontline duties during the inquiry, raising questions about security and oversight.
