TRUSTPOLITICS

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

REJECTED
97
303
Aye: 98No: 306

Party Breakdown

Labour
0 Aye271 No
Conservative
95 Aye0 No
Labour (Co-op)
0 Aye24 No
Independent
1 Aye3 No
Green Party
0 Aye4 No
Traditional Unionist Voice
1 Aye0 No
Your Party
0 Aye1 No

Aye (97)

Voted in favour

Alan Mak

Conservative
Havant

Alberto Costa

Conservative
South Leicestershire

Alex Burghart

Conservative
Brentwood and Ongar

Alicia Kearns

Conservative
Rutland and Stamford

Alison Griffiths

Conservative
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Andrew Bowie

Conservative
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Andrew Griffith

Conservative
Arundel and South Downs

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative
Huntingdon

Blake Stephenson

Conservative
Mid Bedfordshire

Bob Blackman

Conservative
Harrow East

Bradley Thomas

Conservative
Bromsgrove

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative
Bridlington and The Wolds

Chris Philp

Conservative
Croydon South

Claire Coutinho

Conservative
East Surrey

Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative
West Worcestershire

Damian Hinds

Conservative
East Hampshire

David Mundell

Conservative
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

David Reed

Conservative
Exmouth and Exeter East

David Simmonds

Conservative
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Dr Andrew Murrison

Conservative
South West Wiltshire

Dr Ben Spencer

Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative
Sleaford and North Hykeham

Dr Kieran Mullan

Conservative
Bexhill and Battle

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative
Hinckley and Bosworth

Dr Neil Hudson

Conservative
Epping Forest

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative
Solihull West and Shirley

Edward Argar

Conservative
Melton and Syston

Esther McVey

Conservative
Tatton

Gareth Bacon

Conservative
Orpington

Gareth Davies

Conservative
Grantham and Bourne

George Freeman

Conservative
Mid Norfolk

Graham Stuart

Conservative
Beverley and Holderness

Greg Smith

Conservative
Mid Buckinghamshire

Harriet Cross

Conservative
Gordon and Buchan

Helen Grant

Conservative
Maidstone and Malling

Helen Whately

Conservative
Faversham and Mid Kent

Jack Rankin

Conservative
Windsor

James Cartlidge

Conservative
South Suffolk

James Wild

Conservative
North West Norfolk

Jesse Norman

Conservative
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Joe Robertson

Conservative
Isle of Wight East

John Cooper

Conservative
Dumfries and Galloway

John Glen

Conservative
Salisbury

John Lamont

Conservative
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Joy Morrissey

Conservative
Beaconsfield

Katie Lam

Conservative
Weald of Kent

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative
Thirsk and Malton

Kit Malthouse

Conservative
North West Hampshire

Lewis Cocking

Conservative
Broxbourne

Lincoln Jopp

Conservative
Spelthorne

Mark Garnier

Conservative
Wyre Forest

Mark Pritchard

Conservative
The Wrekin

Martin Vickers

Conservative
Brigg and Immingham

Matt Vickers

Conservative
Stockton West

Mike Wood

Conservative
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Mims Davies

Conservative
East Grinstead and Uckfield

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative
Fylde

Mr Gagan Mohindra

Conservative
South West Hertfordshire

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative
Rayleigh and Wickford

Mr Peter Bedford

Conservative
Mid Leicestershire

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative
North West Essex

Neil O'Brien

Conservative
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Nigel Huddleston

Conservative
Droitwich and Evesham

Paul Holmes

Conservative
Hamble Valley

Peter Fortune

Conservative
Bromley and Biggin Hill

Priti Patel

Conservative
Witham

Rebecca Harris

Conservative
Castle Point

Rebecca Smith

Conservative
South West Devon

Richard Fuller

Conservative
North Bedfordshire

Robbie Moore

Conservative
Keighley and Ilkley

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative
Meriden and Solihull East

Sarah Bool

Conservative
South Northamptonshire

Simon Hoare

Conservative
North Dorset

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

Conservative
Wetherby and Easingwold

Sir Ashley Fox

Conservative
Bridgwater

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative
Harwich and North Essex

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative
Christchurch

Sir Desmond Swayne

Conservative
New Forest West

Sir Edward Leigh

Conservative
Gainsborough

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Conservative
North Cotswolds

Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative
Torridge and Tavistock

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative
Chingford and Woodford Green

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative
Braintree

Sir Jeremy Wright

Conservative
Kenilworth and Southam

Sir John Hayes

Conservative
South Holland and The Deepings

Sir Julian Lewis

Conservative
New Forest East

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative
Central Devon

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative
Hertsmere

Sir Roger Gale

Conservative
Herne Bay and Sandwich

Steve Barclay

Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire

Stuart Anderson

Conservative
South Shropshire

Stuart Andrew

Conservative
Daventry

Tom Tugendhat

Conservative
Tonbridge

Victoria Atkins

Conservative
Louth and Horncastle

Wendy Morton

Conservative
Aldridge-Brownhills

Patrick Spencer

Independent
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim

No (303)

Voted against

Carla Denyer

Green Party
Bristol Central

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party
North Herefordshire

Hannah Spencer

Green Party
Gorton and Denton

Siân Berry

Green Party
Brighton Pavilion

Dan Norris

Independent
North East Somerset and Hanham

Iqbal Mohamed

Independent
Dewsbury and Batley

Karl Turner

Independent
Kingston upon Hull East

Adam Jogee

Labour
Newcastle-under-Lyme

Adam Thompson

Labour
Erewash

Afzal Khan

Labour
Manchester Rusholme

Al Carns

Labour
Birmingham Selly Oak

Alan Gemmell

Labour
Central Ayrshire

Alan Strickland

Labour
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

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

Alistair Strathern

Labour
Hitchin

Amanda Hack

Labour
North West Leicestershire

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 McMorrin

Labour
Cardiff North

Anneliese Midgley

Labour
Knowsley

Antonia Bance

Labour
Tipton and Wednesbury

Apsana Begum

Labour
Poplar and Limehouse

Bambos Charalambous

Labour
Southgate and Wood Green

Becky Gittins

Labour
Clwyd East

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour
Clapham and Brixton Hill

Ben Goldsborough

Labour
South Norfolk

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 Smith

Labour
Lancaster and Wyre

Catherine Atkinson

Labour
Derby North

Catherine Fookes

Labour
Monmouthshire

Catherine McKinnell

Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne North

Catherine West

Labour
Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Charlotte Nichols

Labour
Warrington North

Chris Bloore

Labour
Redditch

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

Claire Hughes

Labour
Bangor Aberconwy

Clive Efford

Labour
Eltham and Chislehurst

Connor Naismith

Labour
Crewe and Nantwich

Dame Angela Eagle

Labour
Wallasey

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Dame Nia Griffith

Labour
Llanelli

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour
Mitcham and Morden

Dan Aldridge

Labour
Weston-super-Mare

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 Burton-Sampson

Labour
Southend West and Leigh

David Smith

Labour
North Northumberland

David Taylor

Labour
Hemel Hempstead

David Williams

Labour
Stoke-on-Trent North

Dawn Butler

Labour
Brent East

Debbie Abrahams

Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth

Deirdre Costigan

Labour
Ealing Southall

Derek Twigg

Labour
Widnes and Halewood

Douglas McAllister

Labour
West Dunbartonshire

Dr Allison Gardner

Labour
Stoke-on-Trent South

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 Scott Arthur

Labour
Edinburgh South West

Dr Simon Opher

Labour
Stroud

Elaine Stewart

Labour
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Emily Darlington

Labour
Milton Keynes Central

Emma Hardy

Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Emma Lewell

Labour
South Shields

Emma Reynolds

Labour
Wycombe

Euan Stainbank

Labour
Falkirk

Fabian Hamilton

Labour
Leeds North East

Feryal Clark

Labour
Enfield North

Frank McNally

Labour
Coatbridge and Bellshill

Fred Thomas

Labour
Plymouth Moor View

Gerald Jones

Labour
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Graeme Downie

Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar

Graham Stringer

Labour
Blackley and Middleton South

Grahame Morris

Labour
Easington

Gregor Poynton

Labour
Livingston

Gurinder Singh Josan

Labour
Smethwick

Harpreet Uppal

Labour
Huddersfield

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

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

Jake Richards

Labour
Rother Valley

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 Morden

Labour
Newport East

Jim Dickson

Labour
Dartford

Jo Stevens

Labour
Cardiff East

Jo White

Labour
Bassetlaw

Jodie Gosling

Labour
Nuneaton

Joe Powell

Labour
Kensington and Bayswater

Johanna Baxter

Labour
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

John Grady

Labour
Glasgow East

John Healey

Labour
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

John McDonnell

Labour
Hayes and Harlington

John Slinger

Labour
Rugby

John Whitby

Labour
Derbyshire Dales

Jon Pearce

Labour
High Peak

Jon Trickett

Labour
Normanton and Hemsworth

Jonathan Davies

Labour
Mid Derbyshire

Jonathan Hinder

Labour
Pendle and Clitheroe

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

Kate Osborne

Labour
Jarrow and Gateshead East

Keir Mather

Labour
Selby

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour
Airdrie and Shotts

Kerry McCarthy

Labour
Bristol East

Kevin Bonavia

Labour
Stevenage

Kim Johnson

Labour
Liverpool Riverside

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

Lillian Jones

Labour
Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Linsey Farnsworth

Labour
Amber Valley

Liz Kendall

Labour
Leicester West

Lloyd Hatton

Labour
South Dorset

Lola McEvoy

Labour
Darlington

Lorraine Beavers

Labour
Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour
North East Derbyshire

Luke Murphy

Labour
Basingstoke

Luke Myer

Labour
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Margaret Mullane

Labour
Dagenham and Rainham

Mark Ferguson

Labour
Gateshead Central and Whickham

Mark Sewards

Labour
Leeds South West and Morley

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour
Penrith and Solway

Martin McCluskey

Labour
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Martin Rhodes

Labour
Glasgow North

Mary Glindon

Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Mary Kelly Foy

Labour
City of Durham

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

Maya Ellis

Labour
Ribble Valley

Melanie Onn

Labour
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Melanie Ward

Labour
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Michael Payne

Labour
Gedling

Michael Shanks

Labour
Rutherglen

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 Tapp

Labour
Dover and Deal

Mohammad Yasin

Labour
Bedford

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour
Cardiff West

Mr Calvin Bailey

Labour
Leyton and Wanstead

Mr Clive Betts

Labour
Sheffield South East

Mr Connor Rand

Labour
Altrincham and Sale West

Mr David Lammy

Labour
Tottenham

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 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 Julie Minns

Labour
Carlisle

Natalie Fleet

Labour
Bolsover

Natasha Irons

Labour
Croydon East

Naushabah Khan

Labour
Gillingham and Rainham

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

Pam Cox

Labour
Colchester

Pamela Nash

Labour
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Patricia Ferguson

Labour
Glasgow West

Patrick Hurley

Labour
Southport

Paul Davies

Labour
Colne Valley

Paula Barker

Labour
Liverpool Wavertree

Paulette Hamilton

Labour
Birmingham Erdington

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

Richard Burgon

Labour
Leeds East

Richard Quigley

Labour
Isle of Wight West

Rushanara Ali

Labour
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Ruth Cadbury

Labour
Brentford and Isleworth

Sadik Al-Hassan

Labour
North Somerset

Sam Carling

Labour
North West Cambridgeshire

Sam Rushworth

Labour
Bishop Auckland

Samantha Dixon

Labour
Chester North and Neston

Samantha Niblett

Labour
South Derbyshire

Sarah Champion

Labour
Rotherham

Sarah Coombes

Labour
West Bromwich

Sarah Edwards

Labour
Tamworth

Sarah Owen

Labour
Luton North

Sarah Russell

Labour
Congleton

Sarah Sackman

Labour
Finchley and Golders Green

Sarah Smith

Labour
Hyndburn

Satvir Kaur

Labour
Southampton Test

Sean Woodcock

Labour
Banbury

Shabana Mahmood

Labour
Birmingham Ladywood

Shaun Davies

Labour
Telford

Sir Alan Campbell

Labour
Tynemouth

Sir Mark Tami

Labour
Alyn and Deeside

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour
Scunthorpe

Sojan Joseph

Labour
Ashford

Sonia Kumar

Labour
Dudley

Steve Witherden

Labour
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Steve Yemm

Labour
Mansfield

Sureena Brackenridge

Labour
Wolverhampton North East

Tahir Ali

Labour
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Terry Jermy

Labour
South West Norfolk

Tom Collins

Labour
Worcester

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

Tracy Gilbert

Labour
Edinburgh North and Leith

Tristan Osborne

Labour
Chatham and Aylesford

Tulip Siddiq

Labour
Hampstead and Highgate

Valerie Vaz

Labour
Walsall and Bloxwich

Vicky Foxcroft

Labour
Lewisham North

Warinder Juss

Labour
Wolverhampton West

Will Stone

Labour
Swindon North

Yuan Yang

Labour
Earley and Woodley

Alex Norris

Labour (Co-op)
Nottingham North and Kimberley

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)
Leeds Central and Headingley

Alice Macdonald

Labour (Co-op)
Norwich North

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op)
Redcar

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)
Caerphilly

Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)
Hackney South and Shoreditch

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

Jack Abbott

Labour (Co-op)
Ipswich

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)
Truro and Falmouth

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)
Leigh and Atherton

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)
Halifax

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op)
Bathgate and Linlithgow

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Labour (Co-op)
Peckham

Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)
Lothian East

Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)
Walthamstow

Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op)
Rochdale

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)
York Central

Sally Jameson

Labour (Co-op)
Doncaster Central

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)
Warrington South

Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op)
Wakefield and Rothwell

Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)
Streatham and Croydon North

Zarah Sultana

Your Party
Coventry South

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