Vote

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

What was this vote about?

MPs voted on this matter in the House of Commons.

The result

Motion passed

Margin: 261

368

107

Aye (77%)No (23%)

475 of 650 eligible MPs voted (73% turnout)

How each party voted

Liberal Democrat

Voted for

55 aye0 no17 absent

Plaid Cymru

Voted for

3 aye0 no1 absent

Green Party

Voted for

3 aye0 no2 absent

Ulster Unionist Party

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Your Party

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Labour (Co-op)

Voted for

301 aye1 no101 absent

Who rebelled?(4 MPs)

4 MPs voted against their party whip.

Independent(3 rebels — party voted aye)

Patrick Spencer(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)

Ms Diane Abbott(Hackney North and Stoke Newington)

Alex Easton(North Down)

Labour (Co-op)(1 rebel — party voted aye)

Bell Ribeiro-Addy(Clapham and Brixton Hill)

Why it matters

Parliament backed the draft Regulations 2026 linked to the Employment Rights Act 2025, implementing changes to investigatory powers and making consequential amendments. The division delivered a large majority, with 368 in favour to 107 against, a margin of 261. One MP voted against their party whip in this division.

Broad cross-party backing for investigatory powers changesRegulations implement consequential amendments to the ActOne MP rebelled against their party whip

AI-generated context — may contain errors.

Turnout by party

73%

Ulster Unionist Party

1/1 (100%)

Democratic Unionist Party

5/5 (100%)

Traditional Unionist Voice

1/1 (100%)

Your Party

1/1 (100%)

Restore Britain

1/1 (100%)

Conservative

91/116 (78%)

Liberal Democrat

55/72 (76%)

Plaid Cymru

3/4 (75%)

What happens next?

The result of this vote determines whether the matter under consideration proceeds.