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The Crossbencher13 JUL 2026
Commons division 55 (2026-07-13): Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading - Ayes 264, Noes 90
CLAIMDivision 55 · 2026-07-13
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What the bill is for — Parliament's own words

A Bill to make provision for the annual approval by the House of Commons of maximum numbers in respect of immigration and asylum; to provide that asylum may only be granted to individuals identified as refugees by the UN Refugee Agency, other than in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Current stage: 2nd reading. bills.parliament.uk

How the parties broke

Labour
26514
Liberal Democrat
049
Scottish National Party
07
Independent
05
Green Party
05
Plaid Cymru
04
Reform UK
03

14 MPs voted against most of their own party (where ≥5 voted and ≥60% went one way): John McDonnell (Labour) · Ian Lavery (Labour) · Andy McDonald (Labour) · Imran Hussain (Labour) · Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour) · Rachael Maskell (Labour) · Richard Burgon (Labour) · Clive Lewis (Labour) · Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) · Apsana Begum (Labour) · +4 more

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OCCURRED2026-07-13T22:16:00+00:00
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