The topic lensIssue · 94 divisions tagged · 16 parties active
Economy.
Economic policy, growth, taxation, and public spending
Divisions tagged
94
This parliament
Parties active
16
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
71% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
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 | +12 | 62% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -13 | 37% on-whip · 114 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -12 | 38% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +12 | 62% on-whip · 43 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +5 | 55% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +9 | 59% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -16 | 34% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +19 | 69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support the 50% steel import tariff as necessary to protect British steel production, preserve steelworker jobs, and guard against unfair trade practices from China and the impact of US tariffs. · No: Oppose the 50% tariff as poorly designed and rushed, arguing it will harm downstream manufacturers in aerospace, engineering and defence who depend on specialist steel grades unavailable from UK producers, threatening thousands of jobs. | 323 | 159 | Yes |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye: Support scrapping the government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief, arguing they threaten family farms by imposing inheritance tax on land-rich but cash-poor agricultural businesses. · No: Oppose removing the Agricultural Property Relief reforms, backing the government's position that the changes only affect high-value estates and are necessary to fund public services. | 176 | 293 | No |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support passing the Finance Bill and the tax rises it contains, accepting that higher taxes are necessary to fund public services and reduce borrowing. · No: Oppose the Finance Bill, arguing the government's tax increases far exceeded what was promised in Labour's manifesto and impose excessive burdens on businesses and individuals. | 293 | 161 | Yes |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye: Support automatically uprating agricultural property relief thresholds in line with rising land prices, so farmers are not gradually pulled into greater inheritance tax exposure by inflation. · No: Reject automatic uprating, backing the government's decision to freeze agricultural relief thresholds until the end of the decade as part of a broader revenue-raising strategy. | 176 | 294 | No |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye: Support ending the income tax threshold freeze before 2030, arguing that holding thresholds flat while wages rise drags more people into higher tax bands and constitutes a real-terms tax increase on working families. · No: Oppose lifting the threshold freeze early, arguing the measure is necessary to restore fiscal stability, fund public services, and stay within the government's borrowing rules — with the OBR-certified cost of reversal putting £12 billion of revenue at risk. | 173 | 285 | No |
All 94 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on economy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keir Starmer | Holborn and St Pancras | 100% |
| Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | 83% |
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 82% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Morrissey | Beaconsfield | 46% |
| Stuart Anderson | South Shropshire | 45% |
| Alec Shelbrooke | Wetherby and Easingwold | 45% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Maguire | North Cornwall | 49% |
| Monica Harding | Esher and Walton | 45% |
| Luke Taylor | Sutton and Cheam | 44% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 71% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 69% |
| Alex Norris | Nottingham North and Kimberley | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 79% |
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 74% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 74% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 62% |
| Stephen Flynn | Aberdeen South | 61% |
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 60% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Economy” → 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.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 94 divisions