BBC and Media.
Broadcasting and media regulation
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 | +50 | 100% on-whip · 285 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -50 | 0% on-whip · 49 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +50 | 100% on-whip · 29 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +30 | 80% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +30 | 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2025 | Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 Aye: Support modernising media merger rules to cover online-only news publishers, protecting plurality and diversity in the digital news landscape · No: Oppose or express concern about this order, potentially citing worries about broader media ownership rules, including a separate SI permitting up to 15% foreign government ownership of UK newspapers | 333 | 54 | Yes |
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Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “BBC and Media” → 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.