Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B

**What happened:** The House of Commons voted 292 to 158 to pass a motion relating to Lords Reasons 359B and 439B on the Crime and Policing Bill. This vote was one of several held on 20 April 2026 as part of the parliamentary process known as ping-pong, in which the Commons and Lords exchange amendments until both chambers agree on the final text of a bill. **Why it matters:** This vote forms part of the final legislative stages of the Crime and Policing Bill, a substantial piece of legislation dealing with policing powers, criminal justice, and police accountability. By passing this motion, the Commons maintained its position against the Lords' reasoning on two specific clauses, numbered 359B and 439B. The practical effect is that the government's preferred version of those provisions moves forward, rather than the amended text or reasoning the House of Lords had inserted. The bill affects policing practice, the rights of individuals interacting with police, and the accountability structures governing officers across England and Wales. **The politics:** The vote divided almost entirely along government-versus-opposition lines. All 291 Labour and Labour and Co-operative Party MPs who voted did so in favour, while Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, the Democratic Unionist Party, the Green Party, and Plaid Cymru all voted against. There were no notable cross-party defections among government MPs. This vote sat alongside at least four other divisions on the same bill on the same day, and a further vote on 14 April 2026 in which the Commons disagreed with Lords Amendment 11 by 291 to 174, suggesting sustained Lords resistance to specific elements of the bill that the government has consistently overridden.