Asylum.
Asylum seekers and refugee policy
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | -2 | 48% on-whip · 355 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +5 | 55% on-whip · 111 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +48 | 98% on-whip · 55 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -1 | 49% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | 0 | 50% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +14 | 64% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +21 | 71% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support tightening asylum support rules by giving ministers power to withdraw assistance from those who breach conditions, as part of a firmer but fairer asylum framework. · No: Oppose the regulations as punitive measures that risk destituting vulnerable asylum seekers without addressing root causes, such as the ban on working, that force people into illegal activity. | 308 | 84 | Yes |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support tightening asylum support rules by allowing suspension of accommodation and financial assistance where asylum seekers work illegally, and removing the blanket duty to provide support in all cases. · No: Oppose the regulations as inadequate or harmful — either because they do not go far enough to deter illegal immigration, or because they remove support from vulnerable people without granting asylum seekers the right to work. | 305 | 30 | Yes |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye: Support the government rejecting the Lords amendment, trusting the government's asylum policy statement as sufficient without the additional legislative requirement · No: Support retaining the Lords amendment, preferring the additional safeguard to be written into the legislation rather than relying on a policy statement | 327 | 95 | Yes |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading Aye: Support blocking the bill, signalling opposition to the government's approach to border security and immigration reform · No: Support the bill proceeding, backing Labour's plan to tackle illegal immigration, criminal gangs, and restore order to the asylum system | 117 | 356 | No |
All 4 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on asylum is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Stringer | Blackley and Middleton South | 67% |
| Markus Campbell-Savours | Penrith and Solway | 67% |
| Adam Jogee | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 67% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 67% |
| Alex Norris | Nottingham North and Kimberley | 67% |
| Emma Foody | Cramlington and Killingworth | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 67% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 67% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 50% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Logan | Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | 67% |
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 50% |
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 50% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Asylum” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.