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The Lords · 10 Dec 2025

Workers' rights

Peers voted on this in the House of Lords. 219 voted Content (yes) and 223 voted Not content (no), so it was rejected. The government won this vote.

Official title: Employment Rights Bill · Division 2

Where is this law up to? See Workers' rights →

CONTENT (YES)
219
NOT CONTENT (NO)
223
RESULT
Rejected

How each group voted

Conservative194 · 0
Labour0 · 144
Liberal Democrat0 · 50
Crossbench13 · 20
Non-affiliated6 · 3
Democratic Unionist Party3 · 0
Ulster Unionist Party3 · 0
Plaid Cymru0 · 2

Source: Lords Votes API · Official record