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Votes · July 2025 · Statutory instrument

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025: how MPs voted on 2 July 2025

Deferred division 249, 2 July 2025. Ayes 338, against 79; majority 259 (Commons Votes API).

Ayes
338
Noes
79
Result (Hansard)
Question accordingly agreed to.

The question

That the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 15 May, be approved.

As printed in Hansard.

By party

Labour MPs cast 327 of the 338 named Aye votes; Liberal Democrat MPs 62 of the 79 named No votes.

PartyAye (named)No (named)
Labour3270
Liberal Democrat062
Independent71
Democratic Unionist Party04
Plaid Cymru04
Reform UK40
Conservative03
Green Party03
Traditional Unionist Voice01
Ulster Unionist Party01
Total33879

How each MP voted

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MPPartyConstituencyVote
Jack AbbottLabourIpswichAye
Ms Diane AbbottLabourHackney North and Stoke NewingtonAye
Debbie AbrahamsLabourOldham East and SaddleworthAye
Dr Zubir AhmedLabourGlasgow South WestAye
Luke AkehurstLabourNorth DurhamAye
Dan AldridgeLabourWeston-super-MareAye
Heidi AlexanderLabourSwindon SouthAye
Mr Douglas AlexanderLabourLothian EastAye
Rushanara AliLabourBethnal Green and StepneyAye
Tahir AliLabourBirmingham Hall Green and MoseleyAye
Dr Rosena Allin-KhanLabourTootingAye
Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceNorth AntrimNo
Callum AndersonLabourBuckingham and BletchleyAye
Fleur AndersonLabourPutneyAye
Tonia AntoniazziLabourGowerAye
Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratNorth NorfolkNo
Dr Scott ArthurLabourEdinburgh South WestAye
Jess AsatoLabourLowestoftAye
James AsserLabourWest Ham and BecktonAye
Jas AthwalLabourIlford SouthAye
Lewis AtkinsonLabourSunderland CentralAye
Josh BabarindeLiberal DemocratEastbourneNo
Olivia BaileyLabourReading West and Mid BerkshireAye
David BainesLabourSt Helens NorthAye
Alex BakerLabourAldershotAye
Richard BakerLabourGlenrothes and Mid FifeAye
Alex BallingerLabourHalesowenAye
Antonia BanceLabourTipton and WednesburyAye
Paula BarkerLabourLiverpool WavertreeAye
Lee BarronLabourCorby and East NorthamptonshireAye
Mr Alex Barros-CurtisLabourCardiff WestAye
Johanna BaxterLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthAye
Danny BealesLabourUxbridge and South RuislipAye
Lorraine BeaversLabourBlackpool North and FleetwoodAye
Torsten BellLabourSwansea WestAye
Hilary BennLabourLeeds SouthAye
Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMid SussexNo
Mr Clive BettsLabourSheffield South EastAye
Ms Polly BillingtonLabourEast ThanetAye
Matt BishopLabourForest of DeanAye
Olivia BlakeLabourSheffield HallamAye
Rachel BlakeLabourCities of London and WestminsterAye
Chris BlooreLabourRedditchAye
Mrs Elsie BlundellLabourHeywood and Middleton NorthAye
Kevin BonaviaLabourStevenageAye
Jade BotterillLabourOssett and Denby DaleAye
Mr Jonathan BrashLabourHartlepoolAye
Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratNorth East HampshireNo
Phil BrickellLabourBolton WestAye
Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratChichesterNo
Chris BryantLabourRhondda and OgmoreAye
Julia BuckleyLabourShrewsburyAye
Richard BurgonLabourLeeds EastAye
Maureen BurkeLabourGlasgow North EastAye
David Burton-SampsonLabourSouthend West and LeighAye
Dawn ButlerLabourBrent EastAye
Ian ByrneLabourLiverpool West DerbyAye
Liam ByrneLabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthAye
Ruth CadburyLabourBrentford and IsleworthAye
Nesil CaliskanLabourBarkingAye
Irene CampbellLabourNorth Ayrshire and ArranAye
Juliet CampbellLabourBroxtoweAye
Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyEast LondonderryNo
Sir Alan CampbellLabourTynemouthAye
Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourPenrith and SolwayAye
Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratEly and East CambridgeshireNo
Dan CardenLabourLiverpool WaltonAye
Sam CarlingLabourNorth West CambridgeshireAye
Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratOrkney and ShetlandNo
David ChadwickLiberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweNo
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratNorth East FifeNo
Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratWinchesterNo
Bambos CharalambousLabourSouthgate and Wood GreenAye
Mr Luke ChartersLabourYork OuterAye
Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyNorth HerefordshireNo
Feryal ClarkLabourEnfield NorthAye
Ben ColemanLabourChelsea and FulhamAye
Jacob CollierLabourBurton and UttoxeterAye
Lizzi CollingeLabourMorecambe and LunesdaleAye
Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratHarpenden and BerkhamstedNo
Sarah CoombesLabourWest BromwichAye
Andrew CooperLabourMid CheshireAye
Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratSt AlbansNo
Dr Beccy CooperLabourWorthing WestAye
Yvette CooperLabourPontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyAye
Jeremy CorbynIndependentIslington NorthAye
Pam CoxLabourColchesterAye
Neil CoyleLabourBermondsey and Old SouthwarkAye
Jen CraftLabourThurrockAye
Mary CreaghLabourCoventry EastAye
Ms Stella CreasyLabourWalthamstowAye
Torcuil CrichtonLabourNa h-Eileanan an IarAye
Chris CurtisLabourMilton Keynes NorthAye
Janet DabyLabourLewisham EastAye
Sir Nicholas DakinLabourScunthorpeAye
Ashley DaltonLabourWest LancashireAye
Adam DanceLiberal DemocratYeovilNo
Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratTorbayNo
Emily DarlingtonLabourMilton Keynes CentralAye
Ed DaveyLiberal DemocratKingston and SurbitonNo
Ann DaviesPlaid CymruCaerfyrddinNo
Jonathan DaviesLabourMid DerbyshireAye
Paul DaviesLabourColne ValleyAye
Alex Davies-JonesLabourPontypriddAye
Marsha De CordovaLabourBatterseaAye
Josh DeanLabourHertford and StortfordAye
Kate DeardenLabourHalifaxAye
Carla DenyerGreen PartyBristol CentralNo
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourSloughAye
Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratNewburyNo
Anna DixonLabourShipleyAye
Samantha DixonLabourChester North and NestonAye
Anneliese DoddsLabourOxford EastAye
Helena DollimoreLabourHastings and RyeAye
Stephen DoughtyLabourCardiff South and PenarthAye
Peter DowdLabourBootleAye
Graeme DownieLabourDunfermline and DollarAye
Sir Iain Duncan SmithConservativeChingford and Woodford GreenNo
Neil Duncan-JordanLabourPooleAye
Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratGlastonbury and SomertonNo
Dame Angela EagleLabourWallaseyAye
Maria EagleLabourLiverpool GarstonAye
Alex EastonIndependentNorth DownNo
Cat EcclesLabourStourbridgeAye
Lauren EdwardsLabourRochester and StroodAye
Sarah EdwardsLabourTamworthAye
Clive EffordLabourEltham and ChislehurstAye
Damien EganLabourBristol North EastAye
Chris ElmoreLabourBridgendAye
Kirith EntwistleLabourBolton North EastAye
Florence EshalomiLabourVauxhall and Camberwell GreenAye
Bill EstersonLabourSefton CentralAye
Chris EvansLabourCaerphillyAye
Miatta FahnbullehLabourPeckhamAye
Mr Hamish FalconerLabourLincolnAye
Nigel FarageReform UKClactonAye
Linsey FarnsworthLabourAmber ValleyAye
Tim FarronLiberal DemocratWestmorland and LonsdaleNo
Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourCalder ValleyAye
Mark FergusonLabourGateshead Central and WhickhamAye
Patricia FergusonLabourGlasgow WestAye
Natalie FleetLabourBolsoverAye
Emma FoodyLabourCramlington and KillingworthAye
Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratWokingNo
Mr Paul FosterLabourSouth RibbleAye
Vicky FoxcroftLabourLewisham NorthAye
Daniel FrancisLabourBexleyheath and CrayfordAye
Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratGuildfordNo
Mr James FrithLabourBury NorthAye
Gill FurnissLabourSheffield Brightside and HillsboroughAye
Barry GardinerLabourBrent WestAye
Anna GelderdLabourSouth East CornwallAye
Alan GemmellLabourCentral AyrshireAye
Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratSt IvesNo
Gill GermanLabourClwyd NorthAye
Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratChippenhamNo
Tracy GilbertLabourEdinburgh North and LeithAye
Preet Kaur GillLabourBirmingham EdgbastonAye
Becky GittinsLabourClwyd EastAye
Marie GoldmanLiberal DemocratChelmsfordNo
Ben GoldsboroughLabourSouth NorfolkAye
Tom GordonLiberal DemocratHarrogate and KnaresboroughNo
Jodie GoslingLabourNuneatonAye
Georgia GouldLabourQueen's Park and Maida ValeAye
Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratChesham and AmershamNo
Dame Nia GriffithLabourLlanelliAye
Andrew GwynneIndependentGorton and DentonAye
Amanda HackLabourNorth West LeicestershireAye
Sarah HallLabourWarrington SouthAye
Paulette HamiltonLabourBirmingham ErdingtonAye
Monica HardingLiberal DemocratEsher and WaltonNo
Carolyn HarrisLabourNeath and Swansea EastAye
Helen HayesLabourDulwich and West NorwoodAye
Tom HayesLabourBournemouth EastAye
Claire HazelgroveLabourFilton and Bradley StokeAye
John HealeyLabourRawmarsh and ConisbroughAye
Sir Mark HendrickLabourPrestonAye
Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratSouth CambridgeshireNo
Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratBathNo
Rachel HopkinsLabourLuton South and South BedfordshireAye
Alison HumeLabourScarborough and WhitbyAye
Imran HussainLabourBradford EastAye
Mr Adnan HussainIndependentBlackburnAye
Leigh InghamLabourStaffordAye
Natasha IronsLabourCroydon EastAye
Sally JamesonLabourDoncaster CentralAye
Christine JardineLiberal DemocratEdinburgh WestNo
Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratEastleighNo
Terry JermyLabourSouth West NorfolkAye
Adam JogeeLabourNewcastle-under-LymeAye
Dame Diana JohnsonLabourKingston upon Hull North and CottinghamAye
Clive JonesLiberal DemocratWokinghamNo
Darren JonesLabourBristol North WestAye
Gerald JonesLabourMerthyr Tydfil and AberdareAye
Lillian JonesLabourKilmarnock and LoudounAye
Louise Sandher-JonesLabourNorth East DerbyshireAye
Ruth JonesLabourNewport West and IslwynAye
Gurinder Singh JosanLabourSmethwickAye
Sojan JosephLabourAshfordAye
Warinder JussLabourWolverhampton WestAye
Chris KaneLabourStirling and StrathallanAye
Mike KaneLabourWythenshawe and Sale EastAye
Satvir KaurLabourSouthampton TestAye
Liz KendallLabourLeicester WestAye
Afzal KhanLabourManchester RusholmeAye
Stephen KinnockLabourAberafan MaestegAye
Jayne KirkhamLabourTruro and FalmouthAye
Gen KitchenLabourWellingborough and RushdenAye
Danny KrugerConservativeEast WiltshireNo
Sonia KumarLabourDudleyAye
Uma KumaranLabourStratford and BowAye
Peter KyleLabourHove and PortsladeAye
Laura Kyrke-SmithLabourAylesburyAye
Ben LakePlaid CymruCeredigion PreseliNo
Peter LambLabourCrawleyAye
Ian LaveryLabourBlyth and AshingtonAye
Noah LawLabourSt Austell and NewquayAye
Kim LeadbeaterLabourSpen ValleyAye
Brian LeishmanLabourAlloa and GrangemouthAye
Emma LewellLabourSouth ShieldsAye
Andrew LewinLabourWelwyn HatfieldAye
Clive LewisLabourNorwich SouthAye
Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyUpper BannNo
Rebecca Long BaileyLabourSalfordAye
Josh MacAlisterLabourWhitehaven and WorkingtonAye
James MacClearyLiberal DemocratLewesNo
Alice MacdonaldLabourNorwich NorthAye
Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shireNo
Andy MacNaeLabourRossendale and DarwenAye
Justin MaddersLabourEllesmere Port and BromboroughAye
Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratNorth CornwallNo
Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratEpsom and EwellNo
Shabana MahmoodLabourBirmingham LadywoodAye
Amanda MartinLabourPortsmouth NorthAye
Mike MartinLiberal DemocratTunbridge WellsNo
Rachael MaskellLabourYork CentralAye
Keir MatherLabourSelbyAye
Brian MathewLiberal DemocratMelksham and DevizesNo
Alex MayerLabourDunstable and Leighton BuzzardAye
Douglas McAllisterLabourWest DunbartonshireAye
Martin McCluskeyLabourInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestAye
Andy McDonaldLabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby EastAye
Chris McDonaldLabourStockton NorthAye
John McDonnellIndependentHayes and HarlingtonAye
Lola McEvoyLabourDarlingtonAye
Alison McGovernLabourBirkenheadAye
Alex McIntyreLabourGloucesterAye
Gordon McKeeLabourGlasgow SouthAye
Kevin McKennaLabourSittingbourne and SheppeyAye
Anna McMorrinLabourCardiff NorthAye
James McMurdockReform UKSouth Basildon and East ThurrockAye
Frank McNallyLabourCoatbridge and BellshillAye
Kirsty McNeillLabourMidlothianAye
Llinos MediPlaid CymruYnys MônNo
Ed MilibandLabourDoncaster NorthAye
Calum MillerLiberal DemocratBicester and WoodstockNo
John MilneLiberal DemocratHorshamNo
Navendu MishraLabourStockportAye
Abtisam MohamedLabourSheffield CentralAye
Perran MoonLabourCamborne and RedruthAye
Layla MoranLiberal DemocratOxford West and AbingdonNo
Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratWest DorsetNo
Helen MorganLiberal DemocratNorth ShropshireNo
Stephen MorganLabourPortsmouth SouthAye
Grahame MorrisLabourEasingtonAye
Joe MorrisLabourHexhamAye
Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratCheadleNo
Margaret MullaneLabourDagenham and RainhamAye
Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratWells and Mendip HillsNo
Luke MurphyLabourBasingstokeAye
Chris MurrayLabourEdinburgh East and MusselburghAye
Ian MurrayLabourEdinburgh SouthAye
Katrina MurrayLabourCumbernauld and KirkintillochAye
Susan MurrayLiberal DemocratMid DunbartonshireNo
Luke MyerLabourMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandAye
James NaishLabourRushcliffeAye
Lisa NandyLabourWiganAye
Kanishka NarayanLabourVale of GlamorganAye
Josh NewburyLabourCannock ChaseAye
Samantha NiblettLabourSouth DerbyshireAye
Charlotte NicholsLabourWarrington NorthAye
Dan NorrisIndependentNorth East Somerset and HanhamAye
Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratRichmond ParkNo
Melanie OnnLabourGreat Grimsby and CleethorpesAye
Dame Chi OnwurahLabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestAye
Dr Simon OpherLabourStroudAye
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourErith and ThamesmeadAye
Kate OsborneLabourJarrow and Gateshead EastAye
Tristan OsborneLabourChatham and AylesfordAye
Taiwo OwatemiLabourCoventry North WestAye
Darren PaffeyLabourSouthampton ItchenAye
Andrew PakesLabourPeterboroughAye
Priti PatelConservativeWithamNo
Matthew PatrickLabourWirral WestAye
Stephanie PeacockLabourBarnsley SouthAye
Jon PearceLabourHigh PeakAye
Matthew PennycookLabourGreenwich and WoolwichAye
Mr Toby PerkinsLabourChesterfieldAye
Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratStratford-on-AvonNo
Bridget PhillipsonLabourHoughton and Sunderland SouthAye
Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratSurrey HeathNo
Lee PitcherLabourDoncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeAye
Jo PlattLabourLeigh and AthertonAye
Sarah PochinReform UKRuncorn and HelsbyAye
Luke PollardLabourPlymouth Sutton and DevonportAye
Joe PowellLabourKensington and BayswaterAye
Lucy PowellLabourManchester CentralAye
Gregor PoyntonLabourLivingstonAye
Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourBury St Edmunds and StowmarketAye
Richard QuigleyLabourIsle of Wight WestAye
Steve RaceLabourExeterAye
Adrian RamsayGreen PartyWaveney ValleyNo
Mr Connor RandLabourAltrincham and Sale WestAye
Andrew RangerLabourWrexhamAye
Angela RaynerLabourAshton-under-LyneAye
Mike ReaderLabourNorthampton SouthAye
Steve ReedLabourStreatham and Croydon NorthAye
Joani ReidLabourEast Kilbride and StrathavenAye
Emma ReynoldsLabourWycombeAye
Jonathan ReynoldsLabourStalybridge and HydeAye
Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratMaidenheadNo
Martin RhodesLabourGlasgow NorthAye
Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourClapham and Brixton HillAye
Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourSuffolk CoastalAye
Lucy RigbyLabourNorthampton NorthAye
Ms Marie RimmerLabourSt Helens South and WhistonAye
Dave RobertsonLabourLichfieldAye
Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyBelfast EastNo
Tim RocaLabourMacclesfieldAye
Matt RoddaLabourReading CentralAye
Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratNorth DevonNo
Dr Sam RushworthLabourBishop AucklandAye
Sarah RussellLabourCongletonAye
Tom RutlandLabourEast Worthing and ShorehamAye
Oliver RyanIndependentBurnleyAye
Anna SabineLiberal DemocratFrome and East SomersetNo
Sarah SackmanLabourFinchley and Golders GreenAye
Dr Jeevun SandherLabourLoughboroughAye
Liz Saville RobertsPlaid CymruDwyfor MeirionnyddNo
Michelle ScroghamLabourBarrow and FurnessAye
Mark SewardsLabourLeeds South West and MorleyAye
Naz ShahLabourBradford WestAye
Baggy ShankerLabourDerby SouthAye
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyStrangfordNo
Tulip SiddiqLabourHampstead and HighgateAye
Josh SimonsLabourMakerfieldAye
Andy SlaughterLabourHammersmith and ChiswickAye
Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratHazel GroveNo
Cat SmithLabourLancaster and WyreAye
Jeff SmithLabourManchester WithingtonAye
Nick SmithLabourBlaenau Gwent and RhymneyAye
Sarah SmithLabourHyndburnAye
Karin SmythLabourBristol SouthAye
Gareth SnellLabourStoke-on-Trent CentralAye
Alex SobelLabourLeeds Central and HeadingleyAye
Ian SollomLiberal DemocratSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireNo
Euan StainbankLabourFalkirkAye
Kenneth StevensonLabourAirdrie and ShottsAye
Elaine StewartLabourAyr, Carrick and CumnockAye
Jamie StoneLiberal DemocratCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossNo
Will StoneLabourSwindon NorthAye
Wes StreetingLabourIlford NorthAye
Alan StricklandLabourNewton Aycliffe and SpennymoorAye
Dr Lauren SullivanLabourGraveshamAye
Kirsteen SullivanLabourBathgate and LinlithgowAye
Zarah SultanaIndependentCoventry SouthAye
Peter SwallowLabourBracknellAye
Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartySouth AntrimNo
Mike TappLabourDover and DealAye
Alison TaylorLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire NorthAye
David TaylorLabourHemel HempsteadAye
Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratSutton and CheamNo
Rachel TaylorLabourNorth Warwickshire and BedworthAye
Cameron ThomasLiberal DemocratTewkesburyNo
Fred ThomasLabourPlymouth Moor ViewAye
Gareth ThomasLabourHarrow WestAye
Nick Thomas-SymondsLabourTorfaenAye
Adam ThompsonLabourErewashAye
Richard TiceReform UKBoston and SkegnessAye
Dr Marie TidballLabourPenistone and StocksbridgeAye
Sir Stephen TimmsLabourEast HamAye
Jessica ToaleLabourBournemouth WestAye
Dan TomlinsonLabourChipping BarnetAye
Jon TrickettLabourNormanton and HemsworthAye
Henry TufnellLabourMid and South PembrokeshireAye
Anna TurleyLabourRedcarAye
Matt TurmaineLabourWatfordAye
Laurence TurnerLabourBirmingham NorthfieldAye
Derek TwiggLabourWidnes and HalewoodAye
Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratHenley and ThameNo
Tony VaughanLabourFolkestone and HytheAye
Chris VinceLabourHarlowAye
Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratSouth DevonNo
Christian WakefordLabourBury SouthAye
Imogen WalkerLabourHamilton and Clyde ValleyAye
Chris WardLabourBrighton Kemptown and PeacehavenAye
Paul WaughLabourRochdaleAye
Chris WebbLabourBlackpool SouthAye
Michelle WelshLabourSherwood ForestAye
Andrew WesternLabourStretford and UrmstonAye
Matt WesternLabourWarwick and LeamingtonAye
Michael WheelerLabourWorsley and EcclesAye
John WhitbyLabourDerbyshire DalesAye
Jo WhiteLabourBassetlawAye
Katie WhiteLabourLeeds North WestAye
Nadia WhittomeLabourNottingham EastAye
Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratCheltenhamNo
David WilliamsLabourStoke-on-Trent NorthAye
Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratTwickenhamNo
Steve WitherdenLabourMontgomeryshire and GlyndŵrAye
Rosie WrightingLabourKetteringAye
Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratNewton AbbotNo
Yuan YangLabourEarley and WoodleyAye
Mohammad YasinLabourBedfordAye
Steve YemmLabourMansfieldAye
Claire YoungLiberal DemocratThornbury and YateNo
Daniel ZeichnerLabourCambridgeAye

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