The topic lensIssue · 6 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Middle East.
Middle East policy and conflicts
Divisions tagged
6
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
86% aligned
Recent activity
6
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 | +17 | 67% on-whip · 347 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -18 | 32% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -11 | 39% on-whip · 70 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +19 | 69% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +13 | 63% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -23 | 27% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -27 | 23% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +13 | 63% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting that existing published financial disclosures are sufficient and that demanding further transparency requirements is unnecessary · No: Support the Lords amendment, insisting the government must be legally required to publish full real-terms costs and methodology — arguing the current figures mislead taxpayers about the true scale of the deal | 348 | 188 | Yes |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting that treaty payments should follow normal prerogative practice without requiring separate parliamentary approval for each payment — backing the government's position that existing scrutiny mechanisms are sufficient. · No: Oppose rejecting the Lords amendment, arguing Parliament should retain explicit oversight and approval of future payments under the Chagos treaty, and that greater financial transparency and accountability is warranted given the scale and duration of the commitment. | 346 | 185 | Yes |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting the treaty as negotiated and trusting existing mechanisms such as the joint commission and international treaty law to handle any future scenario where the base becomes unusable. · No: Back the Lords amendment requiring renegotiation to include an explicit payment-cessation clause if the base can no longer be used for military purposes, arguing this is a necessary financial and strategic safeguard. | 345 | 183 | Yes |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Reasoned Amendment Aye: Support blocking the Bill, arguing the government surrendered too much — including excessive financial compensation to Mauritius — in a deal that falls short of what the previous Conservative government would have accepted. · No: Support passing the Bill, arguing the treaty secures 99 years of guaranteed UK-US military operations at Diego Garcia, protects British strategic interests, and improves on the negotiating position inherited from the Conservatives. | 118 | 333 | No |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading Aye: Support the treaty and Bill, accepting Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in exchange for a guaranteed 99-year right to operate the strategically vital Diego Garcia base, securing continued UK-US military and intelligence capabilities in the Indian Ocean. · No: Oppose the Bill, arguing the deal represents an unnecessary concession of British sovereignty and excessive financial compensation to Mauritius, with critics — primarily Conservatives — contending the government capitulated on a negotiating position inherited from its predecessor. | 328 | 181 | Yes |
All 6 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on middle east 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Qureshi | Bolton South and Walkden | 80% |
| Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | Slough | 80% |
| Clive Efford | Eltham and Chislehurst | 80% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 50% |
| Martin Vickers | Brigg and Immingham | 50% |
| James Cleverly | Braintree | 50% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Collins | Harpenden and Berkhamsted | 67% |
| Ed Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | 50% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 50% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 80% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 80% |
| Steve Reed | Streatham and Croydon North | 80% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 80% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 80% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 80% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Suella Braverman | Fareham and Waterlooville | 33% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 33% |
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 33% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Middle East” → 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 · 6 divisions