National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1

The House of Commons voted on 6 July 2026 to accept Lords Amendment 1 to the National Security (State Threats) Bill, passing by 394 votes to 85. The motion asked MPs to agree with a change made by the House of Lords during the bill's passage through that chamber. The vote advances the National Security (State Threats) Bill toward Royal Assent, incorporating whatever modification the Lords inserted as Amendment 1. The bill is concerned with countering state-based threats to national security, including foreign interference and espionage. Accepting this Lords amendment means its provisions will form part of the final legislation. The division was almost entirely party-line. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Labour and Co-operative Party, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and the Greens all voted in favour, with no recorded votes against from any of those groups. The Conservatives provided 83 of the 85 No votes, with the remaining two coming from one independent MP and one representative each from Traditional Unionist Voice and the Ulster Unionist Party. Thirty-three Conservative MPs had no vote recorded. This follows a pattern established during earlier stages of the bill in June 2026, when Conservative amendments were defeated and government positions carried by comparable margins.