Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E

**What happened:** The House of Commons voted on 20 April 2026 to agree a motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E to the Crime and Policing Bill. The motion passed by 293 votes to 159. This was one of several divisions held on the same day as part of the ongoing back-and-forth between the Commons and the Lords over the bill, a process known as parliamentary ping-pong, in which the two chambers exchange amendments until they reach agreement. **Why it matters:** The Crime and Policing Bill is a wide-ranging piece of legislation covering police powers, accountability, and criminal justice reform. Lords Amendments 2D and 2E represent changes the upper chamber proposed to the bill's text, and this vote reflects the Commons either accepting, rejecting, or offering an alternative position on those amendments. The outcome shapes the final content of the legislation, affecting the practical powers and accountability frameworks that will govern policing in England and Wales once the bill receives Royal Assent. **The politics:** The vote divided sharply along party lines. All 293 Ayes came from Labour and Labour and Co-operative MPs, with two independents also supporting the motion. All 159 Noes came from Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Democratic Unionist Party, Green, and Plaid Cymru members, alongside three independents, making this an unusual cross-opposition alliance against the government position. No Labour MP voted against the motion. This vote sits within a broader pattern visible across the same day's divisions, with the government winning each ping-pong round by comfortable but consistent margins of roughly 135 votes.