Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6: how MPs voted on 2 June 2026
Division 9, 2 June 2026, 19:11. The Commons Votes API gives 99 Ayes, 371 Noes: majority 272 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 6
Overseas operations and the European Convention on Human Rights
“After section 14 of the Human Rights Act 1998 insert—
‘14A Duty to consider derogation in relation to overseas operations
(1) Where the Secretary of State considers that any overseas operation is, or is likely to be, significant, the Secretary of State must consider whether it is appropriate for the United Kingdom to make a derogation under Article 15(1) of the Convention.
(2) In this section—
“overseas operations” means operations of Her Majesty’s forces outside the British Islands in the course of which members of those forces may come under attack or face the threat of attack or violent resistance;
“Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006 (see section 374 of that Act).’” —(Mr Francois.)
This new clause reinstates a duty, removed during passage of the Overseas Operations Act 2021, requiring the Secretary of State to consider derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights during significant overseas operations.
Brought up.
Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 86 of the 99 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 298 of the 369 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 298 |
| Conservative | 86 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 57 |
| Independent | 2 | 5 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 5 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 3 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Restore Britain | 1 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Your Party | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 99 | 369 |
Tellers: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative, Spelthorne) and Rebecca Paul (Conservative, Reigate) (Ayes); Jade Botterill (Labour, Ossett and Denby Dale) and Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) (Noes).
How each MP voted
468 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Armed Forces Bill
- Hansard: Armed Forces Bill
- Commons division 9
- Commons Votes API: division
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