Vote · 5 Nov 2025

Workers' rights: reply to the House of Lords

MPs voted on how to respond to a change the House of Lords wanted to make to the planned law on workers' rights. 308 MPs voted for and 153 against, so it was agreed. 2 MPs voted against their own party.

Official title: Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B · Division 340

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

FOR (AYE)

308

AGAINST (NO)

153

RESULT

Agreed

How each party voted

Labour

282 · 0

Conservative

0 · 86

Liberal Democrat

0 · 63

Independent

10 · 2

Scottish National Party

6 · 0

Plaid Cymru

4 · 0

Green Party

4 · 0

Reform UK

0 · 2

Source: Commons Votes API · Official record

View data table

Party	For	Against	Voted against own party
Labour	282	0	0
Conservative	0	86	0
Liberal Democrat	0	63	0
Independent	10	2	2
Scottish National Party	6	0	0
Plaid Cymru	4	0	0
Green Party	4	0	0
Reform UK	0	2	0
Social Democratic & Labour Party	1	0	0
Democratic Unionist Party	1	0	0

Who voted against their party?

MP	Area	Party	Voted
Patrick Spencer	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	Independent	Against
Rupert Lowe	Great Yarmouth	Independent	Against