TRUSTPOLITICS

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

PASSED
337
79
Aye: 338No: 79

Party Breakdown

Labour
294 Aye0 No
Liberal Democrat
0 Aye61 No
Labour (Co-op)
35 Aye0 No
Independent
3 Aye2 No
Democratic Unionist Party
0 Aye4 No
Plaid Cymru
0 Aye4 No
Reform UK
3 Aye1 No
Green Party
0 Aye3 No
Your Party
2 Aye0 No
Conservative
0 Aye2 No
Traditional Unionist Voice
0 Aye1 No
Ulster Unionist Party
0 Aye1 No

Aye (337)

Voted in favour

Dan Norris

Independent
North East Somerset and Hanham

James McMurdock

Independent
South Basildon and East Thurrock

Mr Adnan Hussain

Independent
Blackburn

Abtisam Mohamed

Labour
Sheffield Central

Adam Jogee

Labour
Newcastle-under-Lyme

Adam Thompson

Labour
Erewash

Afzal Khan

Labour
Manchester Rusholme

Alan Gemmell

Labour
Central Ayrshire

Alan Strickland

Labour
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Alex Baker

Labour
Aldershot

Alex Ballinger

Labour
Halesowen

Alex Davies-Jones

Labour
Pontypridd

Alex Mayer

Labour
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Alex McIntyre

Labour
Gloucester

Alison Hume

Labour
Scarborough and Whitby

Alison McGovern

Labour
Birkenhead

Alison Taylor

Labour
Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Amanda Hack

Labour
North West Leicestershire

Amanda Martin

Labour
Portsmouth North

Andrew Cooper

Labour
Mid Cheshire

Andrew Lewin

Labour
Welwyn Hatfield

Andrew Ranger

Labour
Wrexham

Andrew Western

Labour
Stretford and Urmston

Andy MacNae

Labour
Rossendale and Darwen

Andy McDonald

Labour
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Andy Slaughter

Labour
Hammersmith and Chiswick

Angela Rayner

Labour
Ashton-under-Lyne

Anna Dixon

Labour
Shipley

Anna Gelderd

Labour
South East Cornwall

Anna McMorrin

Labour
Cardiff North

Antonia Bance

Labour
Tipton and Wednesbury

Ashley Dalton

Labour
West Lancashire

Bambos Charalambous

Labour
Southgate and Wood Green

Barry Gardiner

Labour
Brent West

Becky Gittins

Labour
Clwyd East

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour
Clapham and Brixton Hill

Ben Coleman

Labour
Chelsea and Fulham

Ben Goldsborough

Labour
South Norfolk

Bill Esterson

Labour
Sefton Central

Brian Leishman

Labour
Alloa and Grangemouth

Bridget Phillipson

Labour
Houghton and Sunderland South

Callum Anderson

Labour
Buckingham and Bletchley

Carolyn Harris

Labour
Neath and Swansea East

Cat Eccles

Labour
Stourbridge

Cat Smith

Labour
Lancaster and Wyre

Charlotte Nichols

Labour
Warrington North

Chris Bloore

Labour
Redditch

Chris Bryant

Labour
Rhondda and Ogmore

Chris Curtis

Labour
Milton Keynes North

Chris Elmore

Labour
Bridgend

Chris Kane

Labour
Stirling and Strathallan

Chris McDonald

Labour
Stockton North

Chris Murray

Labour
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Chris Ward

Labour
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Chris Webb

Labour
Blackpool South

Christian Wakeford

Labour
Bury South

Claire Hazelgrove

Labour
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Clive Efford

Labour
Eltham and Chislehurst

Clive Lewis

Labour
Norwich South

Dame Angela Eagle

Labour
Wallasey

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Dame Diana Johnson

Labour
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Dame Nia Griffith

Labour
Llanelli

Damien Egan

Labour
Bristol North East

Dan Aldridge

Labour
Weston-super-Mare

Dan Carden

Labour
Liverpool Walton

Dan Tomlinson

Labour
Chipping Barnet

Daniel Francis

Labour
Bexleyheath and Crayford

Daniel Zeichner

Labour
Cambridge

Danny Beales

Labour
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Darren Jones

Labour
Bristol North West

Darren Paffey

Labour
Southampton Itchen

Dave Robertson

Labour
Lichfield

David Baines

Labour
St Helens North

David Burton-Sampson

Labour
Southend West and Leigh

David Taylor

Labour
Hemel Hempstead

David Williams

Labour
Stoke-on-Trent North

Dawn Butler

Labour
Brent East

Debbie Abrahams

Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth

Derek Twigg

Labour
Widnes and Halewood

Douglas McAllister

Labour
West Dunbartonshire

Dr Beccy Cooper

Labour
Worthing West

Dr Jeevun Sandher

Labour
Loughborough

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Labour
Gravesham

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour
Penistone and Stocksbridge

Dr Peter Prinsley

Labour
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour
Tooting

Dr Sam Rushworth

Labour
Bishop Auckland

Dr Scott Arthur

Labour
Edinburgh South West

Dr Simon Opher

Labour
Stroud

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Labour
Glasgow South West

Ed Miliband

Labour
Doncaster North

Elaine Stewart

Labour
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Emily Darlington

Labour
Milton Keynes Central

Emma Lewell

Labour
South Shields

Emma Reynolds

Labour
Wycombe

Euan Stainbank

Labour
Falkirk

Feryal Clark

Labour
Enfield North

Fleur Anderson

Labour
Putney

Frank McNally

Labour
Coatbridge and Bellshill

Fred Thomas

Labour
Plymouth Moor View

Gen Kitchen

Labour
Wellingborough and Rushden

Georgia Gould

Labour
Queen's Park and Maida Vale

Gerald Jones

Labour
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Gill Furniss

Labour
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Gill German

Labour
Clwyd North

Gordon McKee

Labour
Glasgow South

Graeme Downie

Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar

Grahame Morris

Labour
Easington

Gregor Poynton

Labour
Livingston

Gurinder Singh Josan

Labour
Smethwick

Heidi Alexander

Labour
Swindon South

Helen Hayes

Labour
Dulwich and West Norwood

Henry Tufnell

Labour
Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Hilary Benn

Labour
Leeds South

Ian Byrne

Labour
Liverpool West Derby

Ian Lavery

Labour
Blyth and Ashington

Ian Murray

Labour
Edinburgh South

Imogen Walker

Labour
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Imran Hussain

Labour
Bradford East

Irene Campbell

Labour
North Ayrshire and Arran

Jacob Collier

Labour
Burton and Uttoxeter

Jade Botterill

Labour
Ossett and Denby Dale

James Asser

Labour
West Ham and Beckton

James Naish

Labour
Rushcliffe

Janet Daby

Labour
Lewisham East

Jas Athwal

Labour
Ilford South

Jeff Smith

Labour
Manchester Withington

Jen Craft

Labour
Thurrock

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Labour
Suffolk Coastal

Jess Asato

Labour
Lowestoft

Jessica Toale

Labour
Bournemouth West

Jo White

Labour
Bassetlaw

Joani Reid

Labour
East Kilbride and Strathaven

Jodie Gosling

Labour
Nuneaton

Joe Morris

Labour
Hexham

Joe Powell

Labour
Kensington and Bayswater

Johanna Baxter

Labour
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

John Healey

Labour
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

John McDonnell

Labour
Hayes and Harlington

John Whitby

Labour
Derbyshire Dales

Jon Pearce

Labour
High Peak

Jon Trickett

Labour
Normanton and Hemsworth

Jonathan Davies

Labour
Mid Derbyshire

Josh Dean

Labour
Hertford and Stortford

Josh Fenton-Glynn

Labour
Calder Valley

Josh MacAlister

Labour
Whitehaven and Workington

Josh Newbury

Labour
Cannock Chase

Josh Simons

Labour
Makerfield

Julia Buckley

Labour
Shrewsbury

Juliet Campbell

Labour
Broxtowe

Justin Madders

Labour
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Kanishka Narayan

Labour
Vale of Glamorgan

Karin Smyth

Labour
Bristol South

Kate Osborne

Labour
Jarrow and Gateshead East

Katie White

Labour
Leeds North West

Katrina Murray

Labour
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Keir Mather

Labour
Selby

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour
Airdrie and Shotts

Kevin Bonavia

Labour
Stevenage

Kevin McKenna

Labour
Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Kim Leadbeater

Labour
Spen Valley

Kirith Entwistle

Labour
Bolton North East

Laura Kyrke-Smith

Labour
Aylesbury

Lauren Edwards

Labour
Rochester and Strood

Laurence Turner

Labour
Birmingham Northfield

Lee Barron

Labour
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Lee Pitcher

Labour
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Leigh Ingham

Labour
Stafford

Lewis Atkinson

Labour
Sunderland Central

Liam Byrne

Labour
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Lillian Jones

Labour
Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Linsey Farnsworth

Labour
Amber Valley

Lisa Nandy

Labour
Wigan

Liz Kendall

Labour
Leicester West

Lizzi Collinge

Labour
Morecambe and Lunesdale

Lola McEvoy

Labour
Darlington

Lorraine Beavers

Labour
Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour
North East Derbyshire

Lucy Rigby

Labour
Northampton North

Luke Akehurst

Labour
North Durham

Luke Murphy

Labour
Basingstoke

Luke Myer

Labour
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Margaret Mullane

Labour
Dagenham and Rainham

Maria Eagle

Labour
Liverpool Garston

Mark Ferguson

Labour
Gateshead Central and Whickham

Mark Sewards

Labour
Leeds South West and Morley

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour
Penrith and Solway

Marsha De Cordova

Labour
Battersea

Martin McCluskey

Labour
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Martin Rhodes

Labour
Glasgow North

Mary Creagh

Labour
Coventry East

Matt Bishop

Labour
Forest of Dean

Matt Rodda

Labour
Reading Central

Matt Turmaine

Labour
Watford

Matt Western

Labour
Warwick and Leamington

Matthew Patrick

Labour
Wirral West

Matthew Pennycook

Labour
Greenwich and Woolwich

Maureen Burke

Labour
Glasgow North East

Melanie Onn

Labour
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Michael Wheeler

Labour
Worsley and Eccles

Michelle Scrogham

Labour
Barrow and Furness

Michelle Welsh

Labour
Sherwood Forest

Mike Kane

Labour
Wythenshawe and Sale East

Mike Reader

Labour
Northampton South

Mike Tapp

Labour
Dover and Deal

Mohammad Yasin

Labour
Bedford

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour
Cardiff West

Mr Clive Betts

Labour
Sheffield South East

Mr Connor Rand

Labour
Altrincham and Sale West

Mr Hamish Falconer

Labour
Lincoln

Mr James Frith

Labour
Bury North

Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour
Hartlepool

Mr Luke Charters

Labour
York Outer

Mr Paul Foster

Labour
South Ribble

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour
Slough

Mr Toby Perkins

Labour
Chesterfield

Mrs Elsie Blundell

Labour
Heywood and Middleton North

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour
Erith and Thamesmead

Ms Diane Abbott

Labour
Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour
St Helens South and Whiston

Ms Polly Billington

Labour
East Thanet

Nadia Whittome

Labour
Nottingham East

Natalie Fleet

Labour
Bolsover

Natasha Irons

Labour
Croydon East

Navendu Mishra

Labour
Stockport

Naz Shah

Labour
Bradford West

Neil Coyle

Labour
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour
Poole

Nesil Caliskan

Labour
Barking

Nick Smith

Labour
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour
Torfaen

Noah Law

Labour
St Austell and Newquay

Olivia Bailey

Labour
Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Olivia Blake

Labour
Sheffield Hallam

Pam Cox

Labour
Colchester

Patricia Ferguson

Labour
Glasgow West

Paul Davies

Labour
Colne Valley

Paula Barker

Labour
Liverpool Wavertree

Paulette Hamilton

Labour
Birmingham Erdington

Perran Moon

Labour
Camborne and Redruth

Peter Dowd

Labour
Bootle

Peter Kyle

Labour
Hove and Portslade

Peter Lamb

Labour
Crawley

Peter Swallow

Labour
Bracknell

Phil Brickell

Labour
Bolton West

Rachel Hopkins

Labour
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Rachel Taylor

Labour
North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Rebecca Long Bailey

Labour
Salford

Richard Baker

Labour
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Richard Burgon

Labour
Leeds East

Richard Quigley

Labour
Isle of Wight West

Rosie Wrighting

Labour
Kettering

Rushanara Ali

Labour
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Ruth Cadbury

Labour
Brentford and Isleworth

Ruth Jones

Labour
Newport West and Islwyn

Sam Carling

Labour
North West Cambridgeshire

Samantha Dixon

Labour
Chester North and Neston

Samantha Niblett

Labour
South Derbyshire

Sarah Coombes

Labour
West Bromwich

Sarah Edwards

Labour
Tamworth

Sarah Russell

Labour
Congleton

Sarah Sackman

Labour
Finchley and Golders Green

Sarah Smith

Labour
Hyndburn

Satvir Kaur

Labour
Southampton Test

Shabana Mahmood

Labour
Birmingham Ladywood

Sir Alan Campbell

Labour
Tynemouth

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour
Scunthorpe

Sir Stephen Timms

Labour
East Ham

Sojan Joseph

Labour
Ashford

Sonia Kumar

Labour
Dudley

Stephanie Peacock

Labour
Barnsley South

Stephen Kinnock

Labour
Aberafan Maesteg

Stephen Morgan

Labour
Portsmouth South

Steve Race

Labour
Exeter

Steve Witherden

Labour
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Steve Yemm

Labour
Mansfield

Tahir Ali

Labour
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Taiwo Owatemi

Labour
Coventry North West

Terry Jermy

Labour
South West Norfolk

Tim Roca

Labour
Macclesfield

Tom Hayes

Labour
Bournemouth East

Tom Rutland

Labour
East Worthing and Shoreham

Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour
Gower

Tony Vaughan

Labour
Folkestone and Hythe

Torcuil Crichton

Labour
Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Torsten Bell

Labour
Swansea West

Tracy Gilbert

Labour
Edinburgh North and Leith

Tristan Osborne

Labour
Chatham and Aylesford

Tulip Siddiq

Labour
Hampstead and Highgate

Uma Kumaran

Labour
Stratford and Bow

Vicky Foxcroft

Labour
Lewisham North

Warinder Juss

Labour
Wolverhampton West

Wes Streeting

Labour
Ilford North

Will Stone

Labour
Swindon North

Yuan Yang

Labour
Earley and Woodley

Yvette Cooper

Labour
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)
Leeds Central and Headingley

Alice Macdonald

Labour (Co-op)
Norwich North

Andrew Pakes

Labour (Co-op)
Peterborough

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op)
Redcar

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)
Oxford East

Baggy Shanker

Labour (Co-op)
Derby South

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)
Caerphilly

Chris Vince

Labour (Co-op)
Harlow

Emma Foody

Labour (Co-op)
Cramlington and Killingworth

Florence Eshalomi

Labour (Co-op)
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)
Harrow West

Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)
Hastings and Rye

Jack Abbott

Labour (Co-op)
Ipswich

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)
Truro and Falmouth

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)
Leigh and Atherton

Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)
Stalybridge and Hyde

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)
Halifax

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op)
Bathgate and Linlithgow

Kirsty McNeill

Labour (Co-op)
Midlothian

Lucy Powell

Labour (Co-op)
Manchester Central

Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op)
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Labour (Co-op)
Peckham

Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)
Lothian East

Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)
Walthamstow

Oliver Ryan

Labour (Co-op)
Burnley

Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op)
Rochdale

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)
Birmingham Edgbaston

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)
York Central

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)
Cities of London and Westminster

Sally Jameson

Labour (Co-op)
Doncaster Central

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)
Warrington South

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op)
Preston

Stephen Doughty

Labour (Co-op)
Cardiff South and Penarth

Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)
Streatham and Croydon North

Nigel Farage

Reform UK
Clacton

Richard Tice

Reform UK
Boston and Skegness

Sarah Pochin

Reform UK
Runcorn and Helsby

Jeremy Corbyn

Your Party
Islington North

Zarah Sultana

Your Party
Coventry South

No (79)

Voted against

Priti Patel

Conservative
Witham

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative
Chingford and Woodford Green

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party
Upper Bann

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast East

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party
Strangford

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry

Adrian Ramsay

Green Party
Waveney Valley

Carla Denyer

Green Party
Bristol Central

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party
North Herefordshire

Alex Easton

Independent
North Down

Cameron Thomas

Independent
Tewkesbury

Adam Dance

Liberal Democrat
Yeovil

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat
North East Hampshire

Alison Bennett

Liberal Democrat
Mid Sussex

Andrew George

Liberal Democrat
St Ives

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat
Frome and East Somerset

Ben Maguire

Liberal Democrat
North Cornwall

Brian Mathew

Liberal Democrat
Melksham and Devizes

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat
Bicester and Woodstock

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat
South Devon

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat
Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat
Edinburgh West

Claire Young

Liberal Democrat
Thornbury and Yate

Clive Jones

Liberal Democrat
Wokingham

Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrat
St Albans

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat
Winchester

Ed Davey

Liberal Democrat
Kingston and Surbiton

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat
West Dorset

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal Democrat
Henley and Thame

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat
Epsom and Ewell

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat
North Shropshire

Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat
North Devon

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat
Lewes

Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat
Chichester

John Milne

Liberal Democrat
Horsham

Josh Babarinde

Liberal Democrat
Eastbourne

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat
Oxford West and Abingdon

Lisa Smart

Liberal Democrat
Hazel Grove

Liz Jarvis

Liberal Democrat
Eastleigh

Luke Taylor

Liberal Democrat
Sutton and Cheam

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat
Stratford-on-Avon

Marie Goldman

Liberal Democrat
Chelmsford

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat
Newton Abbot

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat
Cheltenham

Mike Martin

Liberal Democrat
Tunbridge Wells

Monica Harding

Liberal Democrat
Esher and Walton

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat
Orkney and Shetland

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal Democrat
Maidenhead

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal Democrat
Newbury

Mr Will Forster

Liberal Democrat
Woking

Munira Wilson

Liberal Democrat
Twickenham

Pippa Heylings

Liberal Democrat
South Cambridgeshire

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat
Glastonbury and Somerton

Sarah Gibson

Liberal Democrat
Chippenham

Sarah Green

Liberal Democrat
Chesham and Amersham

Sarah Olney

Liberal Democrat
Richmond Park

Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat
North Norfolk

Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat
Torbay

Susan Murray

Liberal Democrat
Mid Dunbartonshire

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat
Wells and Mendip Hills

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat
Westmorland and Lonsdale

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat
Harrogate and Knaresborough

Tom Morrison

Liberal Democrat
Cheadle

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat
Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat
North East Fife

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal Democrat
Bath

Zöe Franklin

Liberal Democrat
Guildford

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru
Caerfyrddin

Ben Lake

Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion Preseli

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru
Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Llinos Medi

Plaid Cymru
Ynys Môn

Danny Kruger

Reform UK
East Wiltshire

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim